After Rebirth, the Celebrity Daughter is the Medical Expert!-Chapter 458 - 354: Decluttering and Letting Go

The house is in this state, no wonder the daughter is so upset.

"Out of sight, out of mind." It doesn’t solve the root problem, but it works.

"Please help cure my mom’s hoarding disorder, I’m begging you." After venting, the daughter pleaded with Ning Youguang.

"Is hoarding disorder a psychological issue?" the mom asked hesitantly from the side.

Ning Youguang nodded, "The core of [hoarding disorder] is that a person has difficulty discarding possessions, and experiences distress and anxiety whenever they consider doing so, which indeed falls under psychological issues."

The mom fell silent.

The daughter, however, was eager to get to the bottom of it, "So what causes my mom’s ’hoarding disorder’?"

Ning Youguang asked the mom, "Have you ever lost anyone important? Like a breakup, losing a loved one, and so on?"

The mother shook her head, "No."

Ning Youguang stopped questioning, and also put down the pen and paper originally used for taking notes.

Then, turning to the daughter, said, "Now we can determine that there are two primary reasons for your mom’s hoarding disorder:

One, her basic hoarding behavior may have a high genetic component, because her grandmother had the same problem. Additionally, research suggests a link between hoarding behavior and abnormal activation in certain parts of the brain.

Two, the difficulty in discarding items triggers her anxiety and unease. To avoid the discomfort caused by negative emotions, she doesn’t want to discard anything." 𝒻𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝘯𝘰𝑣ℯ𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝘮

"Can it be cured?" the daughter asked again.

"Of course." Ning Youguang smiled.

The daughter seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, "Then please teach my mom, okay?"

Ning Youguang didn’t agree immediately but looked at the silent mother beside him, "Auntie, are you willing to practice decluttering?"

"Do I have to throw away everything in the house?" The mom looked uneasy.

"Decluttering doesn’t mean throwing away everything; it’s actually a different attitude towards life. It allows you to let go of unnecessary items, so you can see the truest form of life. If you fail at decluttering each time, it might help to look into yourself, to understand why you can’t let things go," Ning Youguang said, "It’s not just about throwing things away; it’s about using the process of decluttering to examine yourself, keeping warmth and more valuable things, and discarding items that needlessly occupy our limited energy, making life more orderly and systematic."

"Did you hear that? It’s not about throwing everything away, but letting go of things you don’t need." the daughter added from the side.

"Yes, decluttering isn’t just about throwing things away, it’s about avoiding impulsive buying, only purchasing things that are needed, liked, and suitable, and making the most out of them, maximizing their value," Ning Youguang agreed with the daughter’s statement.

The mom remained silent.

The daughter seemed truly worn out by her antics, "You keep going like this, and Dad says soon it won’t be just about throwing things away, we’ll have to sell the house!"

Ning Youguang noticed that the mom became more uneasy and softened his tone, "Decluttering is challenging; it’s easy to be complicated, but simple is hard. You have to let go of your attachments, your worries, your fears, and your habits, which is all very difficult."

More difficult still is facing your own desires.

"Auntie, you can try first to declutter what you can in the house, and experiment with the feeling of decluttering; it will feel refreshing and comfortable." 1314