Cleaning is Therapeutic

My siblings will always say “Whenever IB is around you better keep the place neat and tidy.”
I am someone who upholds cleanliness and I love a clean environment. Sometimes I feel that I have a little amount of OCD because I love to see things exactly where I kept them. I do not like people keeping things disorderly as I find it difficult to focus.

When I was in school, I had a friend who came around to spend the weekend at my place. I always clean and arrange my space. Most times I don’t even like my bare feet touching the ground because I do not want to feel any sand at all. So I always try to clean my space regularly. My friend is someone who picks things up and instead of putting it where she got it from, she forgets and puts it somewhere else. On the other end, I love that my things are kept properly and in the right position.

So when she touches something and puts it in another place, I stand up to pick it up and put it in the right place. I kept on doing this repeatedly till she finally left. During the time she was around I couldn’t focus because I needed everything to be intact and tidy. That was when I realized that I could have a bit of OCD because I love my things kept orderly and when they are moved I tend to notice immediately.

Cleanliness is something that is part of me so I always do it. My space is always tidy. You can never visit me impromptu and see my house not clean because I do it regularly. While cooking I also try to keep everything clean because that is more like my trademark.

Whenever I am about to study or do anything that requires my full concentration. I try to clean my environment first, take a bath, and then I feel relaxed and ready to do whatever I need to do. Whenever my environment is clean I tend to focus well and be more productive.

More so, I see cleaning as a form of therapy for me. Most times I could be sad but then immediately I start cleaning, I feel relaxed. Cleaning is something that I love doing and it makes me feel better. It is a satisfying feeling to see your environment clean. It makes my mind feel clean even as I clean my space. Most people find it weird when I say I feel at peace when I see my space clean and then whenever it is the opposite, I get angry and complain about everything that I see that is not in the right position.

When they say cleanliness is next to godliness I think most people do not understand it. For me, a clean space helps me breathe and think properly. I do not think I can function in an untidy place that is why I am always cleaning my space and making sure everything is in the right place.

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