De Cluttering

[dougyhowzer]

So in my life I have noticed that I get a lot of misfortunes technology wise.

Since I have been living on my own these last 10 years , a lot of my computers have broken down . I have gotten tired if playing video games and watching tv, just about everything that is associated from my childhood

Yet I whenever their is a trigger , it is these activities that I can't stand doing on a daily basis I go to immediately as way of coping.

I have come to a point however when I am just tired and it want to de clutter stuff that associates with my traumatic childhood . So today I am giving away my laptop because I have had too many computers and video game console and tv's from childhood that has brought only pain and suffering from childhood because I was forced.

This is just one step , but an important step I want to take . I will still have internet access and will use my iPhone

I welcome your feedback and experiences.

 

[Fadeaway]

I don't know if this helps but I can't really watch t.v. T.v. was used to keep me from bothering the adults when I was a child. My grandparents subscribed to the whole "Children should not be seen nor heard" philosophy. When trying to watch t.v. my mind wanders to much to negative things and I can't pay attention to what is on the screen. I don't own one for that reason.

If these are negative things in your life, it makes sense to cut them out.

 

[Go Hungry]

Ditto on @Fadeaway In my case I pulled a massive declutter when I moved to my new apt. I just had way too much stuff in general, not to mention the things that might trigger me. I'm going through and doing another one now as a matter of fact. Just need to get back to it.. :p

 

[zaniara]

Am struggling so hard with decluttering. Didn't know there was a word for it.. It was a good one! It's a big project, and it's overwhelming me to the point of breaking down over and over again. Feels like fighting a war.. :( And make me feel like such a failure. But have a dream and a goal, so won't give up. Congratulations to succeeding! :tup:

 

[Go Hungry]

I find a good thing to do is to ask yourself 'Am I going to use this in the next week?' Aside from seasonal items like Halloween decorations, the answer is often 'No'. Then I think hard about how important it really is to me. Right now I'm going through books. I'm asking myself if I'm ever going to read them again, and usually, I'm not. There are some, like reference books and such that I'm going to be keeping, but for alot of my stuff like pulp novels, I'm just not going to read them. So I bag them up and take them to trade in. Of course the other hard part is actually taking them to trade in. I have several bags of old books laying about for when I get around to that. :clown:

But the same goes for buying new things. I think about how much use I'm going to get out of something. Usually, the answer is that I'll use it alot for a week or two, and then after that it's just going to end up gathering dust. I've saved myself a ton of money by asking that question.

 

[dougyhowzer]

Thanks for all the replies . To be honest , after giving my girlfriend my laptop at that point I was also really tired of the damn video games and stuff .

10 years if buying and selling consoles, 10 years of broken computers and laptop issues. 10 years of TV watching .

And yesterday I just didn't want to do it anymore . Deep down I am just tired. So I gave my girlfriend not only the laptop , but also the video games, console as well.

 

[Deleted member 12723]

I have just been through the process of decluttering my life. It is down to stuff that is stored in boxes. But I do not own anything that triggers me. It sounds like you have a lot of stuff to get rid of. Probably donating it would be a wise thing to do because they come and pick it up for you.

Good luck on the starting over fresh in a more simpler way. I am so sad about all the pain you have suffered and endured.

I agree to get rid of anything that gets in the way of a healthier life.