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Having some experience being around someone with depression, I look at it this way. Sometimes they are in such a bad state, they can barely function, taking care of only the bare necessities in life, so clutter would certainly acumulate in these circumstances.
It's kind of like "What came first, the chicken or the egg?"
Hmm, my 1+1 apartment doesn't have extra space to accumulate a lot of clutter. People that visit tell me how "bare" the place looks cause there's not much furniture. Let's see, couch, recliner, bookcase, dining table and chairs, bed, computer desk and chair, clothes chest. That's it. The place is clean and I try not to leave stuff scattered around. Even had the carpets cleaned yesterday. I guess I pass the no clutter test, but does that mean that I never get depressed?
No.
Living in a one person household means enemy number 1 can be loneliness. Loneliness can be depressing, so I put activities on the agenda outside of work that involve plenty of other people. Not too hard to do when there's about 10 million others not far from here. Take classes, sports and outdoor activities, volunteer, music events, just get myself in gear and do something.
I'm not normally depressed but come to think of it, it is one of the things that gets me down because it looks so overwhelming. And I feel incredible when I start throwing stuff into bags for the Salvation Army and hauling it out of there.
Recycled- you apartment sounds WONDERFUL and you have a great attitude.
Great, another "helpful" article about depression. They don't have a clue about how severe clinical depression is, you don't want to leave your bed, let alone jump up and clean the house. Taking the trash out once a week is a big effort.
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