How to give off the illusion that you are a functioning adult
Aka executive dysfunction life hacks part 2
Buy a bunch of extra hampers. Your brain has trouble prioritizing and compartmentalizing, so you gotta do it externally. DONT buy hampers with a lid, b/c it’s an extra step to getting your clothes in there. Have a hamper for bed stuff (sheets, pillowcases, etc), towels, hots (underwear), light colors, dark colors, etc. That way, if you need to wash underwear, you aren’t put off by the fact that there are towels or t-shirts mixed in with them. **keep a hamper for clothes that have already been worn, but aren’t dirty, so you can wear them again. Or just fold your clothes like a cryptid**
Try to make your bed everyday. You don’t have to go all out, even just straightening the blankets a bit is fine, but it does help your brain in mentally organizing things, because 1) your bed doesn’t look like another cluttered mess that needs to be sorted, and 2) your pillows (I have 4? Somehow?) aren’t all over the floor, blocking your view of other possible messes
Get rid of things. Throw things away. I promise, you won’t need them, and if you do, you can buy more. I’m not talking about the goblincore shiny clutter aesthetic, I’m saying you don’t need to save that half empty bottle of glue, you already have 5, and you don’t need to have ANOTHER box of markers, because you have all the same repeating colors, and they’re all dried out anyway. If you keep something, make sure it’s because you WANT it, NOT because your anxiety is keeping you from throwing it away. Your anxiety won’t like it, but it will make you have less anxiety in the future, when you have way less meaningless trash taking up room.