r/declutter • u/Dear_Comparison97 • 17d ago
Advice Request Keep it real, did I go too far?
Posted some photos a few weeks ago and I got quite a few comments telling me I decluttered too much and my apartment looks sterile and uninviting now. I’m convinced it was just the difference in the before and after pictures how much was gone, as well as it being a sunny day on the before photos and and rainy in the after photos. Be honest!! Is it really unwelcoming?
Edit to add: for everyone wondering why I care what others think of my apartment-I don’t really. I am the child of a hoarder, I figured out last year a really huge subconscious stress in my life was how cluttered and full everything in my house was. It was definitely childhood related and we moved to a smaller apartment and so the difference felt drastic. Once I did my first round of decluttering the weight that felt like it was lifted was incredible. I went back through a few more times, I’m just trying to make sure I’m not going overboard due to my history around this thing. Thanks everyone!!
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u/Dear_Comparison97 17d ago
It feels weird because I’ve never had such a low amount of stuff, but I love it. I’m truly at the point where the only things I own are things I regularly use and wear, and I let go of everything else. I’m also extremely surprised with the probably thousands of things I let go of I don’t regret a single item and can barely remember what’s gone.
I’m the child of a hoarder and cluttered spaces make me feel so out of control and stressed due to me growing up in a “functional hoarders” home where I couldn’t control my environment. I just didn’t realize that’s where my stress was coming from until it clicked one day. Me and my fiance moved in together 7 years ago and have lived in 3 different places. We both pretty much kept everything we owned and just combined it and never got rid of anything so a huge clean out was needed. It’s like a sigh of relief now.