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40 Side-By-Side Pics Of “Depression Rooms” Being Tackled
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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.
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#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
Amelia Jade 1 year ago
Way to be supportive and understanding, mom. What a pos. I wish I could tell this person that I'm proud of them.
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#2
I Finally Cleaned My Kitchen After Months Of Depression. I’m So Proud Of Myself
#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!
#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
#5
POV: You Finally Cleaned Your Depression Room After 4 Months
#6
Update On My Depression Room!
#7
Cleaned My Depression Nest
#8
I Cleaned My Year-Long Depression Room
#9
Between Work And Struggling With Depression, I Finally Found The Motivation To Finish Cleaning My Room From Nye To Nyd
#10
Cleaned My Depression Room After Months 🥵
#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
#12
Cleaned My Room Thoroughly For The 1st Time In 2 Years. Feels Like A Physical Sign My Depression Is Getting Better
#13
Depression Room Before & After
#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
#15
I Cleaned My Depression Room
#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!
#17
Cleaning My Depression Flat After Months Of Being In A Bad Place
Michele Shaw 1 year ago
Keeping with positivity..... I'm proud of you! I know how hard this is. I have an entire house(large) that went to the wayside when mom died in 2016, best friend in 2019 and dad 2 years ago. I've started to dig my way out.....being disabled it makes it 1000 times worse. You have inspired me, along with all the others in this group. Your home is beautiful and I'm so glad you got there. I'm so proud of you and know how much effort that takes. The greatest thing is all the light you have let into your house.
#18
Cleaned My Room For The First Time In 6 Months. Not A Neck Beard, Just A Depressed Teenage Girl. Just As Nasty Though!
#19
Cleaned My Depressed Twin Sisters Room While She Was At Work
#20
Cleaned My Depression Room After Living Like This For About A Year
#21
Finally Cleaned My Depression Nest
#22
It Made Me Smile Coming Home To A Clean Room Today. Depression Won’t Win
#23
Finally Finished Cleaning My Depression Room!
Michele Shaw 1 year ago
Very wonderful. I know how hard it is to do. Glad those 2 handsome K-boys are smiling down at you! So proud of you!
#24
Cleaned My Room After 3 Years Of Depression
Livingwithcfs 1 year ago
It's always the laundry that's the hardest depression nut to crack, well done
#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-
#26
Cleaned My Depression Den - Swipe For Satisfaction
#27
After Almost 3 Years Of Letting Trash Litter My Room I Sucked It Up And Cleaned It (Oc)
#28
Cleaned My Depression Room
#29
Cleaned My Depression Nest!! (And Wanted To Show Off My Cute Room)
#30
I Cleaned My Depression Room
![I Finally Mustered Up The Strength To Fight Through My Depression And Clean My Room [oc]](https://static.boredpanda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/cleaning-depression-room-before-after-17-672a39f4d6173__700.jpg "I Finally Mustered Up The Strength To Fight Through My Depression And Clean My Room [oc]")
#33
16 Hours And 9 33gal Garbage Bags Later My Depression Room Is Clean
FoxEcoLimaIndiaCharlieIndiAlfa 1 year ago
It would be nice if we saw more than just one corner of the room, but the corner desk looks great! 👍🏼
#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
#35
Cleaned My Depression Room!
#36
Hey Mom, I Finally Overcame My Depression And Cleaned My Room! It Isn't Much, But It Certainly Is A Start!
#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!
#38
Cleaned Depression Room
FoxEcoLimaIndiaCharlieIndiAlfa 1 year ago (edited)
I know there are different variations of clean for everybody and IMHO this room has come a long way. They have made excellent progress but I think they still have some more cleaning to do. You're in the final stretch now or if you are satisfied where it's at now, that's okay too.
![[oc] Finally Cleaned My Depression Room Today :)](https://static.boredpanda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/cleaning-depression-room-before-after-25-672a4019a582f__700.jpg "[oc] Finally Cleaned My Depression Room Today :)")
#40
Cleaned My Tiny Depression Room
FoxEcoLimaIndiaCharlieIndiAlfa 1 year ago
I often rearrange my bedroom furniture once I finally decide to clean my depression room, like this person did.
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Lailu 1 year ago
Great before and after shots. Sadly, my depression room is a depression house and I haven’t been able to summon up the energy to get it looking good yet. Then you get sad because it’s messy… vicious cycle.
Carla Campbell 1 year ago
I can't get motivated. It's depressing to walk into my house. It's depressing being in my house. It's depressing just thinking about cleaning it.
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Panda McPandaface 1 year ago
I'm interested to know what people think. I am, like others here fighting to reclaim my small apartment, the only ones of these that gave me pause to think were the ones where someone - no doubt for the very best of reasons - had done all the work while the occupant of the room was out. I would be livid if I came home and someone had taken it upon themselves to decide what of my stuff was rubbish and what should be kept. Quite apart from that, the real therapy comes from having achieved it yourself, someone else doing it is no good. Good luck to all the others here that are still, like myself, climbing over stuff all the time. The strength and the desire will strike when the time is right, you can't force it. To those that made dismissive comments, I truly hope you never understand because it is not fun. In the meantime, please try to be a little kinder.
N. 1 year ago
I've watched a lot of that show Hoarders. Throwing out someone else's stuff is a huge no no. They have to clean it themselves as part of the therapy. Losing control can set them back quite a bit.
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CF 1 year ago
I keep waiting for this to happen to me. The feeling better and cleaning part, not the depression part. It's been so long now that I'm wondering if this is it, this is as good as it gets. Which is tolerable, I guess. I get the brief moments of happiness when I get home and the cats greet me (very me-oriented, needy cats, the monsters that *I* created 😄 they are very good boys and girl) or the loudmouth cat starts his crying to play with the wand + noodle. Otherwise it's just existing right now.
N. 1 year ago
Talk to your doctor. Aside from just clinical depression, there are things like hashimoto's which can cause depression and exhaustion.
Load More Replies... Lailu 1 year ago
Great before and after shots. Sadly, my depression room is a depression house and I haven’t been able to summon up the energy to get it looking good yet. Then you get sad because it’s messy… vicious cycle.
Carla Campbell 1 year ago
I can't get motivated. It's depressing to walk into my house. It's depressing being in my house. It's depressing just thinking about cleaning it.
Load More Replies... Panda McPandaface 1 year ago
I'm interested to know what people think. I am, like others here fighting to reclaim my small apartment, the only ones of these that gave me pause to think were the ones where someone - no doubt for the very best of reasons - had done all the work while the occupant of the room was out. I would be livid if I came home and someone had taken it upon themselves to decide what of my stuff was rubbish and what should be kept. Quite apart from that, the real therapy comes from having achieved it yourself, someone else doing it is no good. Good luck to all the others here that are still, like myself, climbing over stuff all the time. The strength and the desire will strike when the time is right, you can't force it. To those that made dismissive comments, I truly hope you never understand because it is not fun. In the meantime, please try to be a little kinder.
N. 1 year ago
I've watched a lot of that show Hoarders. Throwing out someone else's stuff is a huge no no. They have to clean it themselves as part of the therapy. Losing control can set them back quite a bit.
Load More Replies... CF 1 year ago
I keep waiting for this to happen to me. The feeling better and cleaning part, not the depression part. It's been so long now that I'm wondering if this is it, this is as good as it gets. Which is tolerable, I guess. I get the brief moments of happiness when I get home and the cats greet me (very me-oriented, needy cats, the monsters that *I* created 😄 they are very good boys and girl) or the loudmouth cat starts his crying to play with the wand + noodle. Otherwise it's just existing right now.
N. 1 year ago
Talk to your doctor. Aside from just clinical depression, there are things like hashimoto's which can cause depression and exhaustion.
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