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De-cluttering and the Effects of Anxiety By Sam Marquit, author and chief editor of http://fmarquitv.tumblr.com . Connect with Sam @ fmarquitv .  Sam Marquit is a entrepreneur, home improvement specialist, and part time blogger. Fee free to visit Sam's blog, and don't forget to connect with him @fmarquitv Life can often be stressful on the inside regardless of how idyllic it may seem on the inside. As a resident of East Hampton, I'm fortunate enough to be able to enjoy living in one of the most beautiful and tranquil parts of Long Island in particular and New York in general. However, as a homeowner, I've experienced my fair share of anxiety and stress related to the ups and downs of daily life. I've recently come to discover that a significant part of why I've had this stress may be related to the clutter in my home. As a result of this discovery, this is a collection of my thoughts about how and why de-cluttering my home helped lead me to lower l...

During week 2 our topic was The Psychology Behind Clutter and Changing Behavior. We discussed the fact that it's not just about the "stuff." During the course of our lives, we have experiences - bad and good. Those experiences shape us. For some, it could be that their room was messy as a child and their parents "cleaned up" for them. In doing so, they lost their most precious stuff and felt like they had no control over the situation. When they became an adult and began living in their own homes, they acquired and never let anything go. Or someone has suffered a loss - that loss could have been of a parent, spouse, child or of a job or even a dream. To fill the emptiness that loss has left behind, some turn to acquiring to fill the void. I had all of the attendees take quizzes. One was Are You Situationally Disorganized. The other was Are You Chronically Disorganized. What I told the attendees was once you know which you are, you can acknowledge t...