When you’re depressed, there are days when even getting out of bed can seem impossible. Meanwhile, tidying up and doing even the most basic chores can seem like insurmountable tasks.
It’s overwhelming. However, when some people do manage to make some progress on that front, they’re happy to share the results on the internet, hoping to inspire others. Bored Panda has collected some of the most motivating before-and-after pics of ‘depression rooms’ getting cleaned. Scroll down to take a peek.
Bored Panda wanted to learn more about the relationship between messy environments and our mental health, as well as how someone with depression might get started with cleaning, so we reached out to the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). Andrew Kidd, a BACP member and therapist, was kind enough to shed some light on this. You’ll find his insights below.
If you or someone you care about may be depressed, we urge you to reach out to your doctor or mental health specialist. Meanwhile, ask your loved ones for support. You’re never alone.
#1 I Just Want To Share The Before And After Of Cleaning My Depression Room. I Tried To Show My Mum But She Just Said That I Shouldn’t Have Let It Get To This Stage And That She Isn’t Going To Praise Me For Something That I Should Be Doing Anyway
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#2 I Finally Cleaned My Kitchen After Months Of Depression. I’m So Proud Of Myself
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#3 I’m Finally Taking Some Action Against My Depression. I Spoke To My Doctor, They Gave Me Some Recommendations, I Listened, And I’m Feeling Good. I’m Proud Of This! I Cleaned Out The Garage! This Project Is A Huge Win For Me And Its Just The Beginning!
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#4 After Months Of Letting My Room (Aka The Depression Nest) Get Absolutely Filthy, I Finally Finished Cleaning It Today. May Seem Like A Small Accomplishment But I Feel So Much Better
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#5 POV: You Finally Cleaned Your Depression Room After 4 Months
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#6 Update On My Depression Room!
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#7 Cleaned My Depression Nest
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#8 I Cleaned My Year-Long Depression Room
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#9 Between Work And Struggling With Depression, I Finally Found The Motivation To Finish Cleaning My Room From Nye To Nyd
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#10 Cleaned My Depression Room After Months 🥵
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#11 Kick Depressions A**e And Cleaned My Nest This Has Been The Worst Few Months Of My Life And I Have Never Felt Better
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#12 Cleaned My Room Thoroughly For The 1st Time In 2 Years. Feels Like A Physical Sign My Depression Is Getting Better
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#13 Depression Room Before & After
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#14 Depression Is A Hell Of A Beast. My Entire Apartment Is Such A Disaster. Today, I Cleaned My Kitchen. It Feels Good To Have It Done. I Have Made A Goal To Try And Get One Room A Day Done And Do One Load Of Laundry A Day
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#15 I Cleaned My Depression Room
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#16 Embarrassing But My Bi-Polar Depression Has Prevented Me From Cleaning My Room For Close To A Year! I Would Get Some Motivation To Clean And Make A Little Dent But Then It Would Get Worse! I Spent 9 Hours On This! One More Day Of Work And It Will Be Perfect!
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#17 Cleaning My Depression Flat After Months Of Being In A Bad Place
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#18 Cleaned My Room For The First Time In 6 Months. Not A Neck Beard, Just A Depressed Teenage Girl. Just As Nasty Though!
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#19 Cleaned My Depressed Twin Sisters Room While She Was At Work
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#20 Cleaned My Depression Room After Living Like This For About A Year
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#21 Finally Cleaned My Depression Nest
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#22 It Made Me Smile Coming Home To A Clean Room Today. Depression Won’t Win
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#23 Finally Finished Cleaning My Depression Room!
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#24 Cleaned My Room After 3 Years Of Depression
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#25 Depressed And Stressed, I Finally Felt Like It Was Time To Attempt To Clean My Room Again. It’s Gonna Stay This Way Hopefully-
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#26 Cleaned My Depression Den – Swipe For Satisfaction
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#27 After Almost 3 Years Of Letting Trash Litter My Room I Sucked It Up And Cleaned It (Oc)
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#28 Cleaned My Depression Room
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#29 Cleaned My Depression Nest!! (And Wanted To Show Off My Cute Room)
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#30 I Cleaned My Depression Room
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#31 Finally Cleaned My Depression Room
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#32 I Finally Mustered Up The Strength To Fight Through My Depression And Clean My Room [oc]
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#33 16 Hours And 9 33gal Garbage Bags Later My Depression Room Is Clean
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#34 I Cleaned My Junk / Adhd / Depression Room (Which Got Worse Since My Divorce During My Masters) And Turned It Into A Playroom For The Kids
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#35 Cleaned My Depression Room!
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#36 Hey Mom, I Finally Overcame My Depression And Cleaned My Room! It Isn’t Much, But It Certainly Is A Start!
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#37 My First Own Apartment And I’ve Been In Such A Bad Depressive Episode I Haven’t Been Taking Care Of It, But I Finally Cleaned My Room Today!
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#38 Cleaned Depression Room
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#39 [oc] Finally Cleaned My Depression Room Today :)
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#40 Cleaned My Tiny Depression Room
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