Stacey Solomon turns to tidying to cope with her anxiety.
Stacey Solomon
The 31-year-old has been open about her struggles with anxiety in the past and says decluttering her home and organising her belongings has been a huge help in dealing with her issues.
Writing in The Daily Mail newspaper, she said: "A lot of my anxiety probably comes from feeling out of control — which might be the case for you, too.
"For me, tidying and organising has become my form of meditation — how I switch off. I have a busy life, with my three boys, my work as a presenter on 'Loose Women' and a home to run; Tap To Tidy has become time for me.
"I know that I'm far from alone in juggling children, friends, family, jobs, relationships and everything else in between. I don't think I know anyone without piles on their plate. We're all looking for ways to make life easier, and what I've learnt is that being organised is key to achieving that."
Stacey has a new book, 'Tap To Tidy', where she shares her decluttering tips, and she says tidying has helped her cope amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
She explained: "Some days I can feel just a little bit out of place, angsty and not sure what I'm supposed to be doing.
"I call it 'trying to catch a breath': those moments where I feel a little on edge like I can't take a full breath of air.
"Feeling out of control can affect people in different ways — and recently, a lot of us have felt a loss of control much more than usual with the pandemic: not being able to plan ahead, or book a holiday, or arrange to see family and friends.
"But what we can control still are the little things that make us happy in the safe little worlds we make inside our own homes.
"Tidying, organising and crafting all help me to put my worries away."