OK - so for our first support group meeting, we just kinda talked about the fact that we knew we had this "issue" - and talked about some long-term-ish goals and some short-term goals to use as "homework" for our next meeting. The long-term goals are not for us to worry about yet - but just to have as a carrot to think about in the future. Here are some of the goals we talked about:
Person #1 (that's me) - has a long-term goal of getting her recently cleaned out downstairs bedroom organized as a guest bedroom. For her short-term (homework) goal, she's cleaning out her clutter-collector-chair and clearing off the stairs. Person #1 is ready to get well!!!!!
Person #2 - has a long-term goal of getting all of the moving boxes emptied out and all of the contents in their "home". Her short-term (homework) goal is to recycle/donate the jeans she wore in high school. This was in the 70's, and let's face it: she'll never get back into them. She had an epiphany as we talked - that the reason she was holding onto those jeans was that her mother had bought them for her. It's very common to attach a "person" to a thing - and not be able to "let go" of the "thing", because it would be like letting go of that person. Good work, Person #2!!!
This person is going to take a photo of the jeans - and do a scrapbook page with the photo and with journaling about the way they felt about them - and the realization - and the willingness to let them go.
Person #3 - has a long-term goal of cleaning out his workshop so that he can use the space again. His short-term (homework) goal is to clear off the dining room table and the floor space in his office. He's getting there!
We agreed to meet again in two weeks.
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