You can reduce clutter by reducing and releasing limiting beliefs and stuck negative emotions. But what next? You can reduce them and be in a neutral state. That is very good. But many disordered have not even considered new and positive beliefs and feelings. Unfortunately, the prevailing culture has done a great job in the past of imposing or promoting negative concepts as if the messy are permanently damaged. That is simply not true.

The clutter is driven by negative thought patterns in your subconscious mind. So adding more negativity will not help and may make it even worse.

The messers and hoarders are normal, nice and intelligent people

If you are a messy or hoarder, you may think that no one is like you and that you are very different. You may think that if someone knew what your house looks like, they wouldn’t like it. However, it is estimated that 15% of the population is disorderly and between 2 and 3% are hoarders. This means that you are just like millions of other people.

Messy people are usually very nice people. This is a known trait, plus messy ones are highly intelligent and creative with many interests.

So what do many people think after hearing this information? Often the next comment is derogatory, leading to negative thoughts and emotions. All of these thoughts and feelings can come from the disordered or non-disordered. None of these negative thoughts help anyone. When you have a negative and critical thought, who feels the negative feeling? You are. It doesn’t matter who you are, messy or not messy.

How to turn a negative into a positive?

First, see if you are thinking or feeling something negative. Then think of a positive thought that can replace it. Then repeat it as many times as you can. So a negative thought like “I’m such a stupid person because I’m so messy” could turn into “I’m a nice, thoughtful, and smart person” or “I’m a nice, thoughtful, and smart person who currently has a messy house.”