Negative Emotions That Come As A Result Of Disorganization
Disorganization can lead to a host of negative emotions that impact our daily lives and overall wellbeing. From frustration to anxiety, guilt, shame, anger, and overwhelm, the negative emotions that come with disorganization can be significant. It's essential to take steps to address disorganization to reduce these negative emotions and improve your quality of life.
Disorganization has the potential to bring on a diverse range of negative emotions. From frustration to anxiety, guilt, shame, anger, and overwhelm, the negative emotions that come with disorganization can be significant.
Every one of these emotions also has the potential to affect not only our day-to-day lives but our wellbeing in general, and this is true regardless of which feelings we are experiencing. In fact, the impact of these negative emotions on our wellbeing holds true not only in the short term but also in the long term.
Sounds like a lot friend? Well it is. And yet most of us don’t even recognize it, a.k.a. “rage-cleaning” happening. So, beyond a rage cleaning episode of yours *wink* (no shame if you’ve ever had one — this is a judgment free zone + we’re all perfectly imperfect) — but what does negative emotions as a result of disorganization look like in everyday life?
Well, we thought you’d never ask… let’s dive in boo!
Defining Disorganization
Before we can deep-dive into the world of negative emotions that creep up as a result of a disorganized home, we need to define what disorganization is.
Disorganization is the moment in time where mess, clutter, and disorder exists in your home + life. Disorganization can refer to either the physical environment like your home, your office or your mental state, such as your thoughts + plans.
How Does Disorganization Impact Us
On a high-level, disorganization makes it more difficult to find things in your home which in turn creates a more challenging environment to be productive in, efficient, or to complete tasks around your home in general. And obviously, these things aren’t isolated to one off instances — they repeat themselves over and over again.
Can’t find your wallet, your keys, the dog bags, your sunglasses, the blouse you needed for today’s meeting. Feel me friend?
But disorganization goes beyond the physical environment too. Disorganization can lead us to missed deadlines, being late to appointments, or forgetting in general. #Whoops
Reasons Why You’re Disorganized
Now, we’ve written extensively about why you might find yourself disorganized at home + life so if you’re really interested in this topic — getting down to the “why” then check that out.
Disorganization can be caused by a variety of factors, including a lack of prioritizing time, resources, or motivation. Not to mention, certain aspects of personalities, such as impulsivity, distractibility, or indecision, may also play a role which is where an accountability partner might come in *wink*
We know some fabulous ones, so be certain to checkout our full-service organizing membership
What Are Negative Emotions
Negative emotions refer to a range of unpleasant feelings or experiences that we may encounter in our daily lives.
These feelings are generally regarded as negative due to the fact that they are capable of causing discomfort, distress, and a general sense of unease, and because it can be difficult to maintain control over them.
A range of internal and external factors, such as stress, loss, rejection, failure, or trauma, can all be potential triggers for the experience of negative emotions.
The thing that we love about negative emotions is that they mean we’re human *wink* Negative emotions are often unavoidable but even though unpleasant, feelings can also provide us with valuable information about our needs, values, and beliefs, and they can motivate us to take action and make positive changes in our lives.
Negative Emotions As A Result Of Disorganization
Living in a disorganized home drains our energy, makes it difficult to relax + to enjoy our surroundings. This drains us + fills us with negative emotions.
So… what are these negative emotions that are often caused by disorganization at home? Oooh friend, it’s about to get DEEP :)
Frustration
Frustration is a common negative emotion that comes with disorganization because when there is “no rhyme or reason” to your home or “what you need can’t be found, when you need it” then we experience frustration.
Frustration with ourselves. Frustration with others. And frustration with our home.
Been here boo? Us too!
And that’s because when we can't find what we need, we waste time and energy searching for it which can completely sap us of the excitement, joy, happiness of doing what we wanted. If undealt with, disorganization in our homes can be a major source of frustration in our daily lives.
Anxiety
Anxiety is another negative emotion that comes with disorganization. A cluttered space that feels busy or chaotic can not only be overwhelming but incredibly difficult to thrive in long term.
Internally, this cluttered space manifests itself as feelings of stress and anxiety which when our environment is disorganized, can make it challenging to focus and be productive.
And productivity isn’t just about your home office. We want for our home to be a place where the best version of ourselves + others can be nurtured.
Guilt
The moment we start to recognize that negative emotions are surfacing inside of us, we often begin to feel guilty because of disorganization.
Sometimes that guilt is because we feel like we’re letting ourselves down. And other times, disorganization can cause guilt, if we feel like our clutter or the home we’ve allowed ourselves to live in is affecting others — like our spouse or children.
Feeling like we’re letting others down or not living up to some pinterest or instagram idea of home can really bring upon the negative emotions of guilt + even shame.
Been there? We know. And that’s why Elegant Simplicity is here.
Shame
The not-so-nice sibling to guilt is shame, my friend. Shame is the negative emotion we begin to feel when our home isn’t living up to the standard we hoped it to. Having a disorganized home is one aspect that can drive the shame-bus as it often impacts our self-esteem and confidence.
Remember this soliloquy from above, “can’t find your wallet, your keys, the dog bags, your sunglasses, the blouse you needed for today’s meeting…” well, when we can’t find things we need, the time wasted is often stolen from time we committed to being with someone else or at an appointment — when we’re late to those things (or miss them all together), as a result of having a disorganized home - we begin to live with shame.
Overwhelm
A disorganized home can often lead us to feeling overwhelmed. We know, it can be hard to understand who to trust + learn from, where to start, + how to tackle the mess. These types of questions lead to feelings of overwhelm.
When we allow these feelings to control us — especially when overwhelmed — it ultimately can stop us from living an organized home all together because we often will take no action which leads you back to the first of the negative emotions we’ve talked about *wink*
Stop Judging Your Negative Emotions
One of the very first things that we realize with clients who go from living in disorganized homes to living + loving a home with everything they need + nothing more® is that they take action.
Now, that may sound pretty obvious. BUT what we mean is that the very first action they take is actually a micro-step towards the home they ultimately want. You ready to hear it, friend?
Stop Judging Your Negative Emotions
Home is continuous + so if yours is disorganized, today, stop judging the way you feel about it. In the grand scheme of your lifetime, the current state of your home, disorganized and all *wink* is a fragment in time.
When you acknowledge your negative emotions for what they are, which are real feelings, and you don’t judge them, you’re creating space for you to consider what might these things be telling me about my current home?
Perhaps it’s that this physical stuff is no longer important to you. Perhaps it’s that you’ve outgrown the need for these belongings. And perhaps the mental space you’re creating is merely going to be to consider what the next steps might be so that you don’t feel this way in the future.
And that’s relieving, friend!
If you’ve made it this far… you’re going to love this article we wrote, Being Organized Isn’t What You Think It Is. It goes DEEP into organizing mindsets :)
The Incredible Power Of An Organized Home
In a world full of things over which we have no control, one area of our lives over which we do have control is the state of our homes. The fact that it's possible is the reason we’re sharing this with you, we’re meant for bigger things — and better feelings than those negative emotions we’ve talked a lot about *wink*
We wrote a fantastic article ALL about The Benefits And Power Of An Organized Home. One of our favorite aspects of living in an organized home we have to share.
The Pride In Defining What Is Important To You
Certainly, decluttering makes you feel a sense of accomplishment. But by defining what is important to you — you also gain a huge sense of pride in your home. You’re asking yourself, what from your past do you want to hold onto + display? What do you value, right now, that should help drive your decision-making on what to keep + what to get rid of? Who do you hope to become in the future + how does all this stuff you have help you get there?
Getting rid of clutter gives you a real sense of accomplishment, that much is certain. However, by articulating the values that are most significant to you, you will also develop a sense of pride in the place that you call home.
The question that you are asking yourself is, "What from your past do you want to keep and display?"
What do you currently place a high value on that should be a factor in the decisions you make regarding what to keep and what to get rid of?
Who do you want to be in the future, and how do you think all of the things you have will help you get there?
When you approach home with this mindset, creating an organized environment for you, your partner + your children to live in everyday is so incredibly important because it’s building YOU up.
It’s defining, creating + giving you a positive feedback loop to live in.
Disorganization can lead to a variety of negative emotions that impact our daily lives and overall wellbeing. And taking the steps to work through your home to reduce these negative emotions and improve your quality of life is so important :)
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