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Why is it so difficult for me to not be too distracted, too tired, or too busy to clean

Maybe you should have some ice cream.

Well, your "too busy" is causing your "too tired" and when you're tired, you'll get distracted easier than you would if you were well rested. Get some rest! Learn meditation. Practice mindfulness.

Clean what? The house or yourself?

I have to go with this answer.

I know it's hard--I shouldn't trivialize how hard it might be.

But the only way to get up....is to get up.

So true.

I've recently done this, feeling better than ever. I just decided to drop everything and not care about whatever bothers me and do it anyway.



I would also recommend this if you are not on a diet, or overweight/diabetic.

If that's true, then get a frozen yoghurt.

I asked a question. I didn't get an answer. I Want one!
Clean what? The house or yourself?

Why are you being so demanding? Why does it matter so much to you?

I was willing to just let it all go after ice cream.

Dude calm down. this is the first chance i've had to respond. I find it difficult to motivate myself/ remember to clean house. I always have good intentions- i want to clean the place, but i don't get to it before my parents see the mess and begin yelling and threatening to kick me out of the house.

Who cares about parents? Tell them it's your room so they should stay away from it. Close the door, tell them to knock and then you leave the room instead of letting them in when they want to talk to you. Its your territory.
Personally I clean my room only when I know someone is going to visit me. I am just too busy/lazy to remember to do it regularly. Especially since the mess doesn't bother me. Actually it is even easier to find stuff - for example clothes on sofa are easier to browse than the ones in closet.

I understand what you are saying, Kiriae--but the OP lives with his parents. If somebody has a dirty room, the possibility exists that things like roaches might be introduced.

The parents have the right to a clean room--but they also must respect the OP, and talk to him like an adult.

to the OP: I have felt similarly to you. This is why I left my mothers' house. I was a pretty messy guy. Really, the only advice I would give, at this point, is to clean up your room. It usually doesn't take long--unless you've been hoarding or something.

I'm sorry you're feeling depressed. You could give in to your depression, or you could forcefully remove it from your life. You could rise out of your situation.

Its not just my room. Im in charge of cleaning the kitchen, the front room and the bathroom. I don't. The kitchen gets piled up and looks ridiculously messy. BTW Kraftie, I'm a girl XD lol!

I do understand when things get overwhelming. It's difficult, then. I wish I had another solution--like hiring a maid.

LOL...I've considered hiring a maid in my time.

The only thing you could do.....is just say to yourself "Let me get this over with"--and do it. That's really the only solution. And please encourage your parents to treat you like an adult. You're not a kid any more.

Have you been able to obtain employment? If so, maybe if you give a little something to your parents, or buy your own food, that would go a long way toward obtaining respectful discourse from your parents.

It worked with me--somewhat. I still had to leave the house. But it did work for a time.

I have a part time job and I am paying off debt to my mother, credit card, school bills, and car repairs. I have no money to help with bills.