Causes of Disorganization

What really causes some people to be more disorganized than others?  As it turns out, there are many reasons why some struggle more with becoming and staying organized.  Here are a few of the causes:

• Environmental circumstances such as lack of storage space, inconvenient traffic flow, unpleasant work area
• Systemic factors, meaning trying to follow an overly complicated system, or one that is difficult to implement, or even having no system at all 
• Mental health issues such as depression, anxiety, avoidance disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder, and compulsive hoarding
• Physical challenges: impaired mobility, sleep disorders, and poor vision
• Beliefs and attitudes: "I'm a procrastinator--always have been, always will be." Also, the fear of being judged harshly by others. 

It's important to empathize with people struggling with chronic disorganization instead of judging harshly right away.  We never know what others are dealing with in their lives.

(source: NSGCD, Fact Sheet by Phyllis Flood Knerr)