Whenever I'm stressed out and my life just seems too crazy to handle...I clean. I clean my house(every single room), sometimes for hours at a time but it makes me feel better at the end....like everything's in control again.
Is that a weird thing to do??
I was talking with my sister and she remembers me being like 2 years old, barely able to walk and cleaning a smudge off of a mirror...
2007-08-09 18:54:42 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Social Science ➔ Psychology
I'm really not a complete neat freak either...it doesn't always have to be clean...
2007-08-09 18:58:08 · update #1
I could think of worse things to do with your stress and anxiety. I think you're okay.
Now, if you're obsessing over cleanliness (meaning legitimately bothered) daily or almost every day, as well as spending excessive amounts of time cleaning to relieve the anxiety of those obsessions, I'd say get checked out because I'd be worried about Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder.
It doesn't sound that bad. But if you're spending hours re-cleaning things that don't need to be cleaned, I'd say you're wasting time, at the very least, and some talk therapy might reveal some different ways to try handling those feelings.
2007-08-09 19:02:00 · answer #1 · answered by Buying is Voting 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Not really. Maybe a little bit, but I do the same thing. For me, when ever my life is out of my control I take something I can control. I think of my houes like my life, but when my life is messy I can't always clean it up, but my house I can. Not only that, but I can see my house become clean before my eyes, and it feels so much better when everthing is in it's place. I did it, and no can stop me.
2007-08-10 02:07:42 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, this is not weird at all, in fact I find myself doing the same thing to ease stress and it really can help your nerves. When I am not at work I think alot and if I am not doing something then I go crazy. Anxiety will get the best of you if you let it. I thnk what you are doing is good and completely normal.
2007-08-10 02:05:06 · answer #3 · answered by Melissa B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Whatever gives you comfort. When I am stressed out and things seem crazy I just want to sleep all the time and wish I had the money to hire out molly maids. I think that's highly admirable. At least you did something practical.
2007-08-10 02:05:03 · answer #4 · answered by Kate J 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think that's weird. I always feel so much better when my house is clean! Even if it IS weird, it's much better than what a lot of people do to relieve stress!
2007-08-10 02:04:47 · answer #5 · answered by munkees81 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Its normal!!
It takes your mind off of everything!!
& when your done cleaning you usually forget about what you were stressed about in the first place.
Trust me i know i clean too lol
2007-08-10 02:25:37 · answer #6 · answered by cutelilmonkey88 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know what kind of stress you're talking about but I think it's great you have a good way of letting your stress out in a good constructive way .some people eat or cry or scream but you found a way that would help you in different ways.
No you're not weired you just found a way to release your fume.I wish we all can find our ways to.
2007-08-10 05:13:40 · answer #7 · answered by noona 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i'd have to say that its a very harmless way of dealing with stress. you ask if its weird, but i think you should be more worried about if its damaging. since this is only helpful (keeps your house clean), it really probably isn't a problem.
if it really worries you, you could ask a psychologist or counselor.
2007-08-10 02:09:16 · answer #8 · answered by broken_kisa 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its completly normal since some ppl can think better when everything is "under control"...meaning everything clean and neat. i do the same thing
2007-08-10 02:08:15 · answer #9 · answered by Mark-0 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No I do it two I will sit in my room and dust every little thing just to make time go by as fast as possible I think it's normal or we are wierd :)
2007-08-10 02:02:36 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋