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These choices will be signaled globally to our partners and will not affect browsing data. We and our partners process data to: Actively scan device characteristics for identification. I Accept Show Purposes. Can you truly relax in your home or is it an energy drain? How Cleaning Relieves Stress. People who suspect they have hoarding disorder can take heart: cognitive behavioural therapy has been shown to be an effective treatment. Tidy house, happy life? Research does indeed show cluttered home environments negatively influence the perception of our homes, and ultimately our satisfaction of life.
One study showed messy desks can make us more creative. The findings suggested neat, ordered environments make us more likely to conform to expectations and play it safe, while messy ones move us to break with the norm and look at things in a new way.
This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article. Login to comment. Feature What does clutter do to your brain and body? More clinical guidance. Related Mental health encounters on the rise in general practice.
UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital is a nationally recognized leader in mental health clinical care, research, and education. UPMC Western Psychiatric is the hub of UPMC Western Behavioral Health, a network of nearly 60 community-based programs providing specialized mental health and addiction care for children, adolescents, adults, and seniors throughout western Pennsylvania. Share this on: Messiness in our physical space, and how it impacts the way we think and feel, is getting quite a bit of attention.
Never Miss a Beat! Tap Click to Join! I understand that I may opt out of receiving such communications at any time. Thank you for subscribing! Research from the United States in , for instance, found the levels of the stress hormone cortisol were higher in mothers whose home environment was cluttered.
A chronically cluttered home environment can lead to a constant low-grade fight or flight response, taxing our resources designed for survival. This response can trigger physical and psychological changes that affect how we fight bugs and digest food, as well as leaving us at greater risk of type 2 diabetes and heart disease.
Clutter might also have implications for our relationships with those around us. A US study , for instance, found background clutter resulted in participants being less able to correctly interpret the emotional expressions on the faces of characters in a movie.
People who sleep in cluttered rooms are more likely to have sleep problems, including difficulty falling asleep and being disturbed during the night. Multiple studies have found a link between clutter and poor eating choices. Disorganized and messy environments led participants in one study to eat more snacks, eating twice as many cookies than participants in an organized kitchen environment.
Other research has shown that being in a messy room will make you twice as likely to eat a chocolate bar than an apple.
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