Take a look around your space—do you feel overwhelmed by all of your stuff? Perhaps there are some things that you should have thrown out years ago.
Clutter is pretty much inevitable at some point in our lives. In fact, about 54% of Americans feel overwhelmed by their own clutter, according to Organizers Direct Industries.
Experts say clutter can have a negative impact on our mental health, and sometimes getting rid of what you don’t need can feel very impossible.
Clinical and family psychologist, Dr. Jennifer Hartstein of Hartstein Psychological Services, and Alicia Barker, the president of Organizers Direct Industries, joins NBC News Now’s Mental Health Check to discuss how clutter in the physical world can affect our mental wellbeing and the psychology behind holding on to things so long.
Watch now to learn more.
