Can't cleaning syndrome

I love cleaning up. Actually I can't be relaxed in a messy place, but in a crowded place too. So my room has a few things like a hotel room. My friends say I have a cleaning phobia, and they think that I should be more relaxed :-). The opposite of my case, there are people who can't clean up. A few years ago, a book was published and it was much-discussed, its title was "Katazukerarenai Onnatachi" (women who can't clean up). Charles wrote about it with an interesting TV show... wow can you believe that? That would be an outstanding case though, I can find many sites saying "I am a woman with can't clean syndrome" from just messy levels to heavy ones, no place to live like this, this and this. Yes they were called "Can't clean syndrome" in Japan before, but now people know it will be related to ADHD (can't concentrate, very unstable.) in some case. And there are some companies which have cleaning services for such houses and rooms.

Then as a similar topic, we have "GOMI YASHIKI". It means garbage place surrounded by the garbage the inhabitant collected, like this, this, this. I found an article where the BBC said this would be related to OCD. Well even though we know it would be a disorder, such houses disfigure the appearance of the streets, cause bad smells, are in danger of collapsing etc. They just give their neighbours the creeps and cause a nuisance. But as long as he keeps things inside his place, it is hard to stop him collecting it or saying please try to have some therapy for OCD. People are compelled to accept in many cases, I heard. But finally Fukushima pref, Yokohama city have a measure to prohibit taking back things from the rubbish tip. How do you deal with in such cases in your country?

Comments

[Cleaning Services in London]

Hi,
Nice and informative post.
I like it very much. Thanks for sharing this post.

Regards,
Mike

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[Moury]

i clean compulsively. i live in the dorms so i don't have the luxury of living in a big place so it's very important that i keep my room absolutely clean because otherwise my already small room will look smaller.
my constant cleaning comes from my mom's love for cleaning and my dad's habit of organizing everything.
plus, growing up in japan, we had "souji no jikan"... cleaning time (usually right after the lunch break)... you know this, i am sure. so cleaning just comes naturally.
like you, i cannot live in a messy place. i get nothing done at all.

[Mari]

Hi there
I like to see someone's room too. It's their personality. yes I will update my room in the future.

My husband says a tornado has just swept through my table! Hehe... I will clean up once in a while... esp. when guests are coming! I think having guests over will help me to keep clean. Will you post some photos of your apartment?

[Chris]

Mari,

Thanks for those links. I no longer feel so bad about my apartment, which now looks incredibly clean and open compared to those rooms you posted!

Chris

[Stig Inge]

I've got a touch of the old OCD in the blood (ma's a serious hand-washer)---and I can't bear a messy cluttered house---I simply cannot think straight in such an environment. But I have warring impulses inside of me: once I get fixated on something (notably, Japanese pottery, especially yunomi), I just keeping hunting down beautiful ones and buying them (I've probably had 30 or so close to my peak---but I do use them all). Then I have a clutter problem and I also feel regret at being so materialistic. I didn't used to have this problem, but now there's the Internet (esp. eBay) and its endless riches...

[Charles]

Thanks for that link Mari, but alas it is a broken page with bad formatting.

Better link:

http://ceicher.homeunix.com/archives/2002/04/blogtv_japan_ot.html

[daniel kraig]

Hi,

I live in Arizona, USA. My roommate and I both have a bit of OCD in our family genes but like you, I can find no peace amid a mess and too much stuff but he is just the opposite, he can't throw anything away. Here, people like this are refered to as Pack Rats. Maybe I think my cleanliness isn't related to OCD but maybe being further up on the autistic spectrum as autistism is very visually oriented, ie., I cannot not see the very small bit of paper tucked up the lip of the kitchen cabninets. My eyes are drawn immediately to anything that doesn't belong. Anyway, where my family lives, there is a man with three old vans filled with pack rat stuff. I assume his house is simillarily filled. The city requires him to move his vans every couple of days so the aren't blightful. He comply's and every couple days he will move his vans to new spots in the neighborhood.

Thanks for sharing on your blog,

sincerly,

daniel kraig

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