How Decluttering Can Help Your Hair Pulling Related Anxiety

In this episode, I'm talking about one of my favorite things: decluttering! While most decluttering is centered on physical items, especially ones that you've accumulated through haphazard or mindless means, the act of decluttering, even a little bit, can help you push through procrastination by highlighting tasks you've been avoiding, clear your head to help you focus at work or at school, and can help you prioritize the tasks that make your life better. I go through an article I read by Rose Morrison (https://www.apartmenttherapy.com/5-4-3-2-1-method-anxiety-and-organizing-37484605) that talks about how using the 5-4-3-2-1 grounding method (where you identify and speak out load 5 things you can see, 4 things you can feel, 3 things you can hear, 2 things you can smell, and 1 thing you can taste) to clean and declutter her desk at work, which relieved her work related stress that afternoon and has become a regular grounding and clearing ritual. I love a good clearing ritual, since it provides me with some runway to dial down my anxiety, and makes more short term strategies to love and grow my hair much easier to implement. I will be trying this technique at work!