This practice brings instant relief, but there could be a dark side to it.
Last summer, a term went viral on TikTok that spoke to many:the DOOM pile.
Yep, just throwing it all away, with fingers crossed theres nothing too important in there.
Inevitably, there are some items that dont have an assigned place in her house.
Shell put that bric-a-brac in a box to sort through later on in the day.
But then later comes and Osborn has run out of steam and focus.
What if I need it?
What if its useful later on.
(In her case, dropping it off at a local donation center.)
Madison Perry, a psychologist and owner of Austin Holistic Psychology, has heard clients talk about tossing.
Similarly, people with ADHD have too many mental tabs open at once, she said.
They can become overwhelmed and have to find a way to exit out of a tab or two.
Throwing something away takes maintaining that item or finding its rightful storage space off of the overwhelming to-do list.
If you tend to toss, heres how to get a handle on it.
First, give some thought to why you toss when you do.
Dont be afraid to throw away things that genuinely need to be tossed.
Try the 10 Things Game.
Or instead of cleaning the whole kitchen, begin with washing 10 dishes.
Completing these small tasks often feels manageable, and if it does, you could always do 10 more.
Establish a Two-Minute Rule.
If a task will take you less than two minutes to complete, do it now, Drakeford said.
Be kind to yourself.
What she wants people to understand is that ADHD is a disability of executive function.
Its not fun to feel so overwhelmed by a pile of stuff you throw it in the trash.
When we do that, its because its a last resort.
While youre working through this, remember to be kind to yourself, Osborn said.
