Living Independently

[MoonMama87]

I have been diagnosed ADHD for about 10 years now. Some days are better than others. Recently, I've been going through a lot of stress and I know that I am circling the burnout drain. I have zero energy and zero motivation to do anything. This has caused my house to look like a mess. I have been trying to clean here and there but every time I clean up, it just gets trashed again. I know I have a problem with just putting things anywhere instead of where they should go and so I've been working on that. But it seems like not much is helping. I know it's not just me. My teenage son contributes to the mess and hardly cleans up after himself. I have talked to him and tried to lead by example and clean as much as I can but it seems like he doesn't really care. It's stressing me out beyond imagination. I don't want to be messy. I don't want to live in a mess. I just want to be able to clean and declutter without issues like burnout and executive function getting in my way.

Does anyone have any tips or hacks that help them when cleaning? I started watching some videos in Youtube and found a guy with Autism who helps people with ADHD and Hoarding Disorder and other neurodivergent folks clean and declutter their homes for free. And to be honest it is the most peaceful and judgement free process. He shows how he cleans and it has helped change my mindset somewhat. While I know that it's helping, I feel like it's not enough.

Thanks for reading this and helping out if possible. 💟