i just want to say that nobody should ever feel shame for the state of their living space, no matter how unclean or unsanitary it might get. if you’re in a situation like this, you know that if it was just so simple as to “take care of it”, you would have. nobody is happy or content living in squalor, and you’re not less of a person for whatever circumstances have led you to having to live like that. whether is because of mental health, physical health, grief, neurodivergency, lack of time, whatever - you are a person deserving of empathy, respect, and dignity. and an unclean space is never a reason you should be deprived of that.