1 00:00:00,210 --> 00:00:05,700 In this video, we'll discuss, is your life disorganized now that we've addressed the clutter that 2 00:00:05,700 --> 00:00:10,740 builds up in the home and the workplace to cause disorganization, chaos and poor mental health? 3 00:00:10,770 --> 00:00:13,050 It's time to look more closely at your life. 4 00:00:13,080 --> 00:00:17,550 It's very likely that your life is also suffering from some severe disorganization. 5 00:00:17,550 --> 00:00:19,910 If you feel as if you're lacking control. 6 00:00:20,070 --> 00:00:21,900 What is a cluttered life? 7 00:00:22,140 --> 00:00:26,490 As we've already said earlier in this video, of course, we tend to think of clutter as a physical 8 00:00:26,490 --> 00:00:26,850 thing. 9 00:00:27,000 --> 00:00:30,240 However, all too often it can be mental or emotional, too. 10 00:00:30,420 --> 00:00:34,940 When your life is cluttered, all that mess and disorganization is invisible. 11 00:00:34,950 --> 00:00:36,180 It's inside your head. 12 00:00:36,330 --> 00:00:39,180 Yet that doesn't make it any less stressful to deal with. 13 00:00:39,190 --> 00:00:42,410 In fact, it makes it even more challenging to manage. 14 00:00:42,630 --> 00:00:45,240 What does a disorganized life look like? 15 00:00:45,270 --> 00:00:46,860 How do you know if you have one? 16 00:00:47,040 --> 00:00:52,230 There are several signs that you can look out for to tell you that you're suffering from this problem. 17 00:00:52,350 --> 00:00:55,980 Firstly, you have a schedule that is overloaded with activities. 18 00:00:56,130 --> 00:01:01,200 You seem to be busy for every single hour of the day with no time to spend on yourself. 19 00:01:01,320 --> 00:01:05,820 You feel as if you're constantly at the beck and call of other people, whether those people are friends 20 00:01:05,820 --> 00:01:06,780 or family members. 21 00:01:06,960 --> 00:01:12,210 And you struggle to fit all of your obligations, commitments and activities into your already strained 22 00:01:12,210 --> 00:01:18,390 lifestyle, you feel as if you have absolutely no leisure time when you can unwind and enjoy yourself, 23 00:01:18,390 --> 00:01:23,310 or when you do manage to grab a few moments for yourself, you feel guilty that you're not tackling 24 00:01:23,310 --> 00:01:26,250 the many other tasks that you have lined up ready to go. 25 00:01:26,280 --> 00:01:30,990 You feel under increasing pressure to be a better person, to improve yourself and to fit the mold that 26 00:01:30,990 --> 00:01:32,880 the media tells us we should be in. 27 00:01:33,030 --> 00:01:38,400 You feel guilty when you don't have the time to cook an elaborate vegan meal from scratch or fail to 28 00:01:38,400 --> 00:01:43,110 get to the gym again this week, or didn't manage to get to your foreign language class so you could 29 00:01:43,110 --> 00:01:44,520 broaden your horizons. 30 00:01:44,640 --> 00:01:50,640 If you can relate to any or all of this, you have a disorganized life that needs to be declared urgently. 31 00:01:50,820 --> 00:01:53,460 Why do our lives become disorganized? 32 00:01:53,670 --> 00:01:57,060 There are several reasons why your life may have become disorganized. 33 00:01:57,300 --> 00:01:58,890 Not all will apply to everyone. 34 00:01:58,890 --> 00:02:03,990 But if you're experiencing the feelings we've outlined above, you'll almost certainly recognize some 35 00:02:03,990 --> 00:02:04,380 of them. 36 00:02:04,530 --> 00:02:09,180 You're neglecting your own basic needs and are therefore making poor decisions. 37 00:02:09,420 --> 00:02:14,910 This can lead to stress, anxiety and obsessive thoughts that prevent you from focusing on more important 38 00:02:14,910 --> 00:02:16,140 areas of your life. 39 00:02:16,170 --> 00:02:19,200 You have a famo or a fear of missing out. 40 00:02:19,410 --> 00:02:23,280 This is a very 21st century problem and a very common one. 41 00:02:23,520 --> 00:02:27,540 It's something that propels you to sign up to the gym when you simply don't have time. 42 00:02:27,570 --> 00:02:31,350 You take an extra class even when you're struggling with the ones you have. 43 00:02:31,410 --> 00:02:36,480 You scroll through Facebook for another hour rather than going to bed or you head out for a night at 44 00:02:36,480 --> 00:02:41,070 a club with friends, even though, you know, you have to get up to work early the next morning. 45 00:02:41,070 --> 00:02:46,290 While Fumo comes from a place of wanting to enjoy a better life, it can end up making your life worse. 46 00:02:46,290 --> 00:02:51,370 By adding more stress, anxiety and distractions, you struggle to let go. 47 00:02:51,540 --> 00:02:54,540 This may apply to both physical and emotional baggage. 48 00:02:54,690 --> 00:03:00,270 Even if something is causing you pain or is making you unhappy, you still struggle to release it, 49 00:03:00,270 --> 00:03:03,990 and this causes you to dwell on it over and over again. 50 00:03:03,990 --> 00:03:06,420 You haven't learned what enough means. 51 00:03:06,600 --> 00:03:11,360 You still feel that you somehow have to be better, to be more perfect, to acquire more things, that 52 00:03:11,370 --> 00:03:18,060 you can be worthy of acceptance, love and praise you have and grasp the concept that good is good enough. 53 00:03:18,060 --> 00:03:24,270 And this leads you to obsess over things in your head that make you unhappy, unfocused and non-productive. 54 00:03:24,300 --> 00:03:25,590 You can't say no. 55 00:03:25,680 --> 00:03:30,900 Some people just don't feel able to put their foot down even when they really don't want to do something. 56 00:03:31,050 --> 00:03:35,790 They're too worried about the reaction they'll receive or about upsetting someone and losing their friendship, 57 00:03:35,790 --> 00:03:38,730 even if they stand up for what they want and need. 58 00:03:38,730 --> 00:03:42,780 You feel obliged to do things even when they aren't your responsibility. 59 00:03:42,930 --> 00:03:48,570 You haven't grasped the idea that delegation is a good thing and you worry that you'll lose your importance 60 00:03:48,570 --> 00:03:52,320 if you allow someone else to take on a job that has always been yours. 61 00:03:52,470 --> 00:03:54,720 The problems of an overloaded life. 62 00:03:54,960 --> 00:03:58,230 When your life is overloaded, a host of problems can follow. 63 00:03:58,440 --> 00:04:03,240 The disorganization of an overpack schedule leads you to suffer from poor mental health. 64 00:04:03,390 --> 00:04:08,520 You become increasingly anxious and stressed about where you're going to fit everything into your crowded 65 00:04:08,520 --> 00:04:10,020 day, week or month. 66 00:04:10,140 --> 00:04:15,000 You also end up with no quality time for yourself, something that everyone needs from time to time 67 00:04:15,030 --> 00:04:16,800 to recharge the batteries. 68 00:04:16,980 --> 00:04:22,740 When every second of the day is accounted for, you just don't have enough time to wind down, relax 69 00:04:22,740 --> 00:04:23,220 and let go. 70 00:04:23,220 --> 00:04:28,170 Of all the frustrations that you've encountered, falling into bed at the end of a long, hard day will 71 00:04:28,170 --> 00:04:33,600 often lead to poor quality sleep as you struggle to process all the stresses and strains you've gone 72 00:04:33,600 --> 00:04:34,020 through. 73 00:04:34,170 --> 00:04:39,810 This only serves to make it even more difficult to find the energy and motivation to cope with the challenges 74 00:04:39,810 --> 00:04:43,050 that life throws at you when your life is disorganized. 75 00:04:43,140 --> 00:04:46,800 You'll also find that your relationships become increasingly strained. 76 00:04:46,950 --> 00:04:52,080 Eventually, you'll become more frustrated, more angry and more likely to snap at your family members 77 00:04:52,080 --> 00:04:52,950 and friends. 78 00:04:52,980 --> 00:04:57,630 This will increase tension at home and make life even more stressful and difficult.