Unf*ck Your Habitat: You're Better Than Your Mess

by Rachel Hoffman

MARATHONS CAN BE UNHEALTHY. Many people manifest anxiety or manic episodes with marathon cleaning. This isn’t ideal, because you’re only cleaning when you’re not in a good headspace, and you begin to associate the act of cleaning with being sick or mentally distressed. When cleaning becomes a symptom or a result of your mental state, you tend to wrap it up in way too much emotion, and it becomes an activity fraught with negative associations. • IT’S NOT SUSTAINABLE. You can’t use marathons