I have really bad depression and recently let my house go to seed for a long time. Dishes piled up on every available surface in the kitchen, clothes and general crap piled up in the bedroom (I couldn't even see the floor), going for weeks on end without changing my sheets, or cleaning the bathroom... The ONE thing I kept up was cleaning the toilet, for some reason. Since I started watching this series my house has become spotless and I've been keeping on top of it. Clear benches, clear floors, changing my sheets weekly and a sparkling clean bathroom. Something about this show motivated me to clean more than I ever thought possible. So glad I found this channel it has changed my life!
I am happy for you. . . But 🙄 never, ever beat yourself up for not keeping up with society's expectations. "They" don't live with depression and have no idea how hard it is.
I absolutely love how well Gemma and Annia worked together. How they opened up, listened and tried to understand each others vulnerabilities and then work through them as a team and supported each other.
Annia's house was just cluttered - still Annia, her daughter and Gemma were able walk normally through the house. And at least they are able to sleep on the beds not curled up
@@madhatter909Jesus is coming back. Believe He died for your sins and rose again then repent to be saved.For it is written, As I live, says the Lord, every knee shall bow to Me, and every tongue shall confess to God [acknowledge Him to His honor and to His praise].❤
But what about Dai’s family? How hard would it be for them to live with an OCD dad? My heart goes out to his wife and 3 children. He is a lovely man, but he only tackled Michelle’s problem and brought his back home with him.
When you've finished cleaning your house could you find the time to pop around mine to clean my home? lol I do let things get on top of me at times but no where near like those portrayed in these programmes. But like you there after watching programmes like this it makes me more conscious to make that bit more of an effort.
@@emcheyder I feel like that's the point though. Hoarders felt really exploitative. I guess all reality shows are to a point, but this one feels pretty genuine.
They were a fantastic pair! I'd watch both of them clean, Gemma can be focused on the cleaning while Annia can help with the hoarding for others, both with compassion. ❤
I was hoping to see any of them show her real love, but all I saw was some weak hugs 🥺 that’s a woman that is screaming silently for a real hug and some affection
The sons were raised to be lazy and didn't have the skills to keep their home tidy because that was the example Michelle showed them with her own lack of house keeping! It's unfair to expect them to. Hopefully Michelle and her boys are keeping it tiday together.
I really feel for people who suffer pre &post natal depression/anxiety. It's such a Hard slog to feel yourself again after problems with mental health it Really is
Are they? She really needs to instruct and not ask her sons to do things around the house. They gave the impression they couldn't care less. It was obviously the state of the house was getting to her. Give people an inch and they'll take a mile.
The respectful honesty Gemma showed is commendable to the enth degree & the way her & Annia worked together even though both were lightyears outside their respective comfort zones is a testament to how anything is possible with support. Those ladies are friends for life & nothing as result of the experience could be more beautiful.
It broke my heart when Michelle said her boys don’t tell her they love her 😢 my sons (18 & 21) tell me every day. We never go to bed or leave the house without telling each other and I’m the same with my mom. They help me clean and cook all the time and they’re in full time college. There’s no excuse, her boys are just lazy! I’d be devastated if my humans were like that.
Wow! Mad respect for Dai there when he spoke with the two boys! He was respectful but also to the point with his feedback, and was so calmly assertive in getting them helping straight away! Parents on this planet could learn a lot from that! I'm sure he has stuff he needs to work on in terms of making sure he prioritises fun with his kids as well so that they know how to prioritise fun which ultimately leads to them being able to properly prioritise their own self care, but yeah! Awesomely handled! Edit: And then they left ....
I don’t understand, when being so scared of germs and then go on and clean with longhair hanging in the dust and all.. I would have put my hair up and covered!
I'd say it depends how messy a person is. My bedroom is pretty messy (I tend to hoard stuff though I am getting better at getting rid of things I've kept for years) but my room is full of all my pets. 3 reptiles, 4 goldfish (in 2 different tanks), a bird, a spider and a praying mantis and I manage to take care of them. They are well fed and have adequate space
@@rebeccaxx I don't know why I said that. But I don't think I ever thought that rabbits are more important than any other animal. Because yes, all animals deserve the same amount or care and treatment.
spot on.. it is not safe for a human to live with the pets stuff or the animals to be living in it.. I have a dog (5st puppy) who sheds constantly and will pit his feet on the work tops when am not watching, but I clean my whole house at least twice a day, I have ocd which was kinda under control until my parents got me the dog after i lost my last one who was the best dog you would ever meet. I am also disabled (no longer in a wheelchair) but my muscles are really weak and in content pain. but i still make sure my home in clean. As i take pride in where i live.. I have to admit michelle’s house is one of the filthy houses that was just dirty not so much cluttered
Interesting video. Some people from completely different spectrums. The man who locks his bathroom after he's cleaned it - this approach sounded a little odd. The single mum who had both of her sons living with her made me feel a little angry. She should have instructed and not asked her sons to help around the house. Given the choice none of us would do anything. She looked embarrassed whereas her sons appeared to laugh it off. As for the single mum who was a hoarder, her house didn't appear to look that dirty. It was just cluttered.
@@ChillTheChilli not nessicarily sometimes you often do the opposit I think they got comfortable and didn't WANT. To change and address responsibility until they had to
Unfortunately, in the UK pets are more a status symbol than they are something to love and take care of. At least, that's what I noticed while growing up and continue to see.
My thoughts entirely. These days with the internet there's no excuse. I have 3 guinea pigs and they have a space of 9' x 5'. They need the space to run around and live happy fulfilling lives, not to just sit around....
@@fawnieee rabbits and rats are a status symbol? xD sometimes it's too cold for the bunnies outside. there's no reason to assume they aren't being let out or looked after properly.
I can't believe how some people could be so dirty. Just pure laziness, they call an OCD cleaner to do ir for you. Gemma was so nice and Dai was straight and direct about how filthy everything was.
@@sicooper4230 actually completely depenst on the shoes and the shape of the paw. Where I live there are a lot of sleigh dogs, many use boots as some of them have soster paws and some of them have much harder due to genetic lottery as they are mixed breed hysky x running dog breeds and other arctic breed so some might get softer paws. The snow is sometimes very hard as it has a layer of ice on it especially at the end and start of the winter. Also here winters are so cold that most soft padded dogs and those tiny pooches need boots when there is minus 15-35 degrees celsius. I have treated many frost burns on these dogs feet and instructed the owners to wear boots when it is so cold that the dogs tries to lift its paws up when standing still. Ofcourse its silly when they are not actually needed and those cheap wish etc boots are not toogood for the foot but no, they are not very harmful at all when chosen and worn correctly. But the dog is still adorable nothing can chnage my mind XD
I've watched these videos so many times and never get tired of them, this one I really love as Gemma and Annia brought me to tears 😪 they both have been through a lot and sharing will help them so much , it already has!!! Well done and thankyou girls!! Xx
I had houserabbits and they were always cleaned out and picked up after. Once they're litter trained they rarely poop outside of the litter tray. And if they're kept clean, they don't smell.
Very true, I just became a Bunny mum recently and no one knew he was here till they see him hopping about 😂, nothing chewed either 👍 I have such a good boy! 🥰
I had one, I would lay some journal in a corner of the guest bathroom and trained him to poo in there! Didn’t hv a cage but a pet bed. Rabbit poo does smell a bit so I would change the journal at least 3x a day
I fear for some of the kids of the cleaning obssessives..apart from the damage that insane levels of chemicals flying around in their spray-filled homes can cause, their kids are going to grow up susceptible to every germ going. ive only known one person that behaved like that and their poor kid was constantly ill becasue she barely let her outside and she lived in a completely sterile environment..
I also fear for the kids that are growing up in germy and unhygienic environment. I honestly think it's worse. I don't disagree with you, but it goes both ways.
@@angel79nunn being brought up in filth is 1000× worse I had both dirty and very clean people in my family and honestly would live in the clean home more than the dirty because all your clothes are dirty, personal hygiene isn't attended to properly ect it's horrible and you get bullied as well If they smoke you smell horrible You often don't have alot of clothes because there all to small (due to not getting rid of stuff) or in the wash and u end up running out of clothes because they don't do basic and regular house work
+Tere Floresca No growing up in such a strict need-to-be-clean environment can sometimes cause people to become hoarders or against cleaning later on since their minds will automatically associate cleaning/minimalism as a big part of or even the cause of their bad childhood.
That mother was awful. “Keep it up and you might have family visit now.” did they shun her completely because of the lack of upkeep of the home. They didn’t seem very affectionate
My mother is a kind of cleaning OCD. She just does not sleep and cleans. As a child, I hated it, she was not with me but with the iron or washing mashine or sth else. Now I hate cleaning, doing just because I heed it to be done
Believe it or not but spiders are actually good to have inside a house. They help getting rid of small bugs and they are usually a sign that you don't have any dangerous moulds hiding at home.
Every Time one of them does something to get over their personal issue I can cry as if it was me conquering a fear. It can be so hard and so draining and every little progress is amazing to see.
I switched to working from home in 2021 and have been working to declutter and make my house comfortable and easy to care for. But I do not understand people who spend 5+ hours a day just cleaning, every single day. I try to keep it around an hour, including 15 minutes yardwork, 15 minutes dishes, and a half hour cleaning one room each day (tidy, dust, Sweep and mop). Some days I do less if I'm low on spoons. Sometimes I do more if I have a project in mind or am having guests and want to deep clean. But I'd go nuts.
Hoarding is such a hard thing to just stop doing 🥺 I would like to think I’m a clean border. I have got better over years of decluttering but still have a long way to go. Letting go of things is one battle and stopping things coming into the house is another. I do enjoy this show. I grew up in more of a show home.
I heard someone say once 'Do one hard thing, and do it every day', Even if all you do on day one is clean off a single windowsill of clutter or empty one drawer - you have achieved something, you are getting somewhere. It is too overwhelming to tackle it as a whole for most people. I really hope things get better for you.
Whats it called when you absolutely love watching people with ocd clean but cannot be bothered to clean your own home so intensely or more often. Because thats what i have.
@pesky91sc There should be a term for that, because I am the same and I am sure there are many of us! I know *how* to keep things neat and clean, but for me, I do not value myself enough to do it. 😑
Annia's home was a major effort. I know because I've been helping a friend since July last year clear out both her own and her parents' homes while my man has been doing repairs for her. It has taken this long and it's still nowhere near finished, but at least now she will let other people in. it's far more hard work, tears and tantrums (both her and I) than it looks in these videos. For the first time in years she has her own bedroom back and was able to decorate her home for xmas. So it really has been worth it.
@@y06terryj it’s weird isn’t it! And I can tell, my husband puts the Radio/Tv on 17, 19 or 21 and I dunno how but I notice it and I can’t settle till it’s even lol 🥴
Hey Michelle chuck the boys out tell your mum she can visit on your terms don't be judgemental all you needed was loving and most of all Respect! Get some friends maybe a nice man to go out with it's time you enjoyed yourself x
I was an OCD cleaner and my ex husband was a slob an a hoarder.he wasnt when I met him,but he also was an alcoholic,which he hid from me for years.I tried to get him help on all fronts,the depression,alcoholism,the hoarding,but he just didnt want to change.13 years I tried,making myself ill in the process.I had to leave in the end for my son s and my own health and safety.he still hasnt changed.my OCD has lessened a lot.
@@lizzy66125 I am so happy for you that you left, even though it hurts, and its hard. You need to take responsibility for the role you play in your own suffering❤
Please, treat your animals with respect. Rabbits. Don’t. Belong. In. Cages! If you don’t want to free roam them then set up a play pen. They neet to interact with each other (social animals) and they need an unlimited access to hay and chew toys.
Yeah rabbits are even lower on the totem pole than dogs here in the south...Dogs chained outside all day and bunnies kept in crates. It is getting better though.
Thanks for these episode's.. saved all of them to my playlist to watch !! X ❤❤ I love cleaning, and put these on in the background and go mad CLEANING... 👌👌
It’s likely they don’t work, are on full benefits so they probably get over £1k a month free, it’s easy to ‘work the system’ with certain mental problems. I’m not one of those people though, thank god I have a job and pay my taxes.
@@Vikface1978they mention at the start of the show the full time jobs that many of the OCD cleaners have. They’ve presumably a load of energy, are not vitamin B1 deficient and this is just how they like to live their life.
Do these people know what all those cleaning chemicals actually do? Health, environment. We're not supposed to live in a sterile environment. I dread to think how much of these chemicals are actually in these people bodies. It's madness. Just as bad as the hoarders imho.
I feel like myself I'm between these two people I can be a slob and be a clean freak. It's so sad seeing both sides of the spectrum and how they live there life's I hope they're all well in the present.
I don't know if you ever watched Friends, but there is a scene in it with Monica hoovering her hoover. Then she says "if only there was a smaller one to clean this one" lol 😂
I feel sorry for the cleaning addicts! They live in fear and wanting to stay in control, sad way to live! It’s lovely when they open up and share their past traumas!
Dai is such a diamond !😊 Awful the loss Anya suffered and her reaction is so normal. Many Mothers feel sentimental about their babies and memories which in my book is also normal... x
why didnt Michelle s mum help her instead of just staying away?why couldnt she help her daughter? thats what I dont understand,feels like she s punishing her daughter.
I do the same thing. I need to leave the volume in multiples of 4 and when i lock a car i need to do it 3 times. Glad i know others have similar idiosyncrasies
I need this show back on telly. I love it. It’s fascinating, horrifying, moving and amusing - all in equal measures! 🖤👌🏻 Nice to see positive comments from sane people👍🏻 Judgy comments😒🙄🙄🙄👎🏻
