Feeling Angry, Stressed, Or Frustrated? Why Decluttering Can Help

The rewards of clearing clutter are immense. Some of these benefits have been formally studied—like the stress relief it can bring, as well as the increase in mental focus that many people feel after decluttering their home or office. But I've seen many more over the course of a decade teaching my feng shui decluttering program. In the process of decluttering, I've witnessed people find or receive money, reignite their creativity, supercharge their fitness programs, and even manifest their soulmates.

The emotional benefits of clutter clearing are the ones that excite me the most. While tossing your unwanted things may not immediately and completely put an end to your struggles, this act of eliminating unwanted objects and energies can provide so much support and relief as you work through heavy emotions.

If you've had lots of anger to release, channel some of that energy into positive transformation. 

Picking things up off the floor and going through things that have accumulated at your doorway can be a step toward greater grounding. Mopping and vacuuming your floors can also be grounding, helping you to get more settled and centered.

When you're experiencing anxiety, you might focus on your bedroom decluttering to improve your sleep and support your nervous system. Eliminating electronics from your bedroom—or shutting them off at night and storing them as far from your bed as possible—goes a long way in creating a space for deeper sleep.

Clearing clutter can help to unblock you when you're dealing with creative blocks and frustration. Cleaning is often a great place to begin when you need to break through a wall of resistance and get inspired again. Scrubbing your kitchen and bathroom are both practical ways to usher more vitality and flow into your life, as these are both rooms of self-care. 

Grief can be an immeasurable weight of profound sadness. Letting go of items that trigger your grief can be so helpful—whether that's tossing things after a breakup or eliminating items that remind you of the loss in a negative way. I've had to enlist help from friends to do this, and I highly recommend getting help if needed.