Why Stress Levels Increase If You Are Disorganized

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There’s no doubt about it: mess leads to stress. If you have a pile of unopened mail, a sink full of dirty dishes and papers cluttering up your workspace, it can be hard to focus on finishing your work or even on what makes you happy. Disorganization can create anxiety and stress in a variety of ways:

1) It crowds your mind: Lack of organization means that they are many different tasks competing for your attention. The dirty laundry and the unpaid bills crowd your mind, which can overwhelm your short-term memory. This lack of space in your brain can also make you even more disorganized by distracting you from accomplishing tasks or getting to appointments on time, leading the stress levels to multiply. If you are disorganized, you might not even have the time to think about what usually brings you pleasure because there is so much unfinished business on your mind

2) It creates conflict: Disorganization causes frequent arguments among married couples or roommates. People who live together often fight over who caused and who will clean up a mess or whose fault it is when they can’t find something that they are looking for. Even if you live alone, disorganization can cause conflict because you are often fighting with yourself over your many competing goals, tasks and errands.

3) It drains your energy levels: If you are disorganized, you spend a lot of time thinking about the various things you have to do and wondering how you can possibly accomplish it all. Sometimes, just the thought of a staggering amount of tasks can lead to procrastination. Without organization, you begin to feel exhausted when you consider the many competing claims on your precious time. This can lead to a decrease in your energy, which only makes the problem worse.

Originally Posted On: Start-In-Brussels.com