What is an effective way to keep my room clean?

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For as long as I can remember I was never able to keep my room clean and I have always had a hard time parting with things such as clothes and papers. I dont know why but i'm afraid that if I get rid of it I'm going to need it and I won't be able to get it. 

My friends have tried helping me, so has my boyfriend and even various family members have helped. Its always been useless. I can spend hours on end cleaning my room and within a week my room looks like its been blown up again.

My mom always said since it was useless, just keep a path to my bed just in case there is an emergency ans I need to get out. Anyways, my mom has been really getting on my case about cleaning my room and so has my boyfriend. I truely believe that I need help from somebody who is a professional because everybody jokes around that I'm a hoarder and I'm starting to feel like they're right. 

I can't keep my room clean, but when it comes to my school notes and organization outside of my room, I freak out if I clean and it gets messy. But in my room its.the total opposite.

My mom is starting to think my room is making me sick because there is a lot of dust and dog dander in my room. 

Various times that I've made the attempt to clean my room I spent 2 months sleeping on my couch (cause I piled called my clothes.on my bed) and then 5 months sleeping on an aerobed on the floor in my room cause my aunt was sick of me sleeping on our couch. 

When I tell my mom that I  think we need a professional to help me, she flips out and calls me lazy and says I always have an excuse.

Personally I really would like.to get a professional in to help me because they're used to dealing with this. How do I convince my mom that it would be helpful to everybody in the house?

Also if I can't bring anybody in to help me is there anyway I can convince myself to stick to my guns of  'dont need it, get rid of it'

How can I get over this and get my room clean and organized without getting overwhelemed?

ARRRGH! me found booty! · Accepted Answer

you should go through your papers and if you havent used anything within the last 2 years, throw it away. if there is information you can find on the internet, throw it away because it can be replaced if it has to be. if there are clothes that you have never used or that you arent fond of, get rid of them because they are always going to be a last resort. 
buy or make some trays or bins to keep important and useful papers in.

Anonymous · Answer

the best way to keep your room clean is to make sure everything has its own spot! we develop attachment to even the smallest things! i got these plastic containers from target, they're almost liek a desk, i have "papers i want to keep" "important papers" & "letters" all in a different section, but if you put everything away it will just get messy again from not putting it back so what i do is i leave these containers in an open space, so i can get to everything. sometimes they get messy& confusing so at the end of the month i will take one day to clean. the other problem is laundry, always have a basket! keep it in plain sight& don't buy a super huge one, if you get behind you will feel overwhelmed so when it gets full do it! what i would also do is vacuum every night before bed , take that five minutes a night to run it, its a sure way to help keep your room clean.. if you have too much stuff, &you think you should be on "hoarders" show your mom the show, then maybe she will understand that you need a doctor to help you :)

What is an effective way to keep my room clean?

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