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“Asking for help is a positive thing and it should not be met with punishment.” Amen
Only if asking for help can get results. I spent two years reaching out for help and finally gave up.
@@GothGirlWorld
I'm sorry to hear ya gave up after reaching out for 2 years. Did your requests fall on deaf ears or did it involve limited access to resources? Or both? I'm hoping ya can find the necessary resources to improve your life cuz you are worthy.
exactly . sadly every time i ever ask for help i got punishment, pretty soon you just never ask for help because its so exhausting dealing with the punishment. to anyone who punishes those who ask for help , i feel sorry for you that you're just unable to have human compassion.
Tax the rich. Stop donating to them.
Yes! 👏🏻
As someone with PTSD, never underestimate the power of a clean and organised house to help calm the 'brain chaos'
Thank you! ❤️❤️👊
I couldn’t agree with you more. God bless you.
I feel sympathy for anyone who can’t clean their house. I’m glad you guys help people get a jump start. I hope she can get counseling and improve her living situation and mental health.
One RUclipsr renovator recommended neoprene masks. Had a replaceable liner.
Even when I'm sad and can't think clearly, I'll clean. It really helps!
Your compassion and kindness for these souls is overwhelming. Keep it going.
Thank you SO MUCH! We will make good use of this! ❤️❤️🫎
Wow! That's awesome.
Looks like compassion and kindness are infectious.
You are an Earth Angel giving this. God bless your Beautiful Soul. My kindest thoughts to you and your family and Fur babies from Australia. 😇🙏
@@truecrimeboozer Oh how I agree. There are still some kind Soul's on Earth. Kindest thoughts to you and your family and Fur babys from Australia 😇🙏😘
What an incredible donation you made to these people. ❤
“mental health is not a “suck it up” situation”. … thank you for saying that. No truer words have ever been spoken !
I couldn't agree more!! I have severe depression and that felt extremely validating. ❤
That should be on a tshirt!
not according to boomer parents, now look.
People who say suck it up have a working brain vacuum. Being in the middle of a mental health issue, the vacuum is missing or broken
I have tears running down my face after he said all that. I don't know what's wrong with me, but I know it's a problem, and you can see it in my house. I feel so seen right now, and even without real in person help, I feel like just knowing it's a problem makes me want to try harder and do a little bit at a time.
Moose tax, thank you for helping this poor lady. I just hope she gets the help she needs.
Thank you! I love your profile picture, by the way. ❤️❤️❤️
Your not only kind Miss Moo ,but adorable with kind eyes💝
If I was a roach in that house and saw you coming - I’d dramatically leap to my death out the nearest window 🤣
@@brendachilvers7136😂
The before and after shots are just.... WOW!!
Watching this is making me want to cry
I just paid under £5000 British sterling to have my small trailer cleaned just as you’re doing it and it is indeed PTSD
Your kindness is one of the most beautiful things I’ve witnessed and humankind watching your videos is one of the things that made me brave enough to get someone in to clean it
God bless you abundantly
Thank you so much, Melanie! ❤️❤️🫎
I had to look away from my U-tube several times. My anxiety was starting to raise its ugly head!! WOW
Kudos for praising your son publicly. I pray it inspires other parents to do so even privately. 👍🏼🇬🇧
Kudos to you for pointing out the need to praise kids and not complain about them to others behind their back. Kids don't deserve to be disgraced. Parents teach others to disgrace the kids. That's not ok? The kids didn't do anything to be viewed by others the way complaining parents view their kids. Just saying. If you know what I mean.
Such a nice (and warranted!) thing. I'm glad you pointed it out. Public praise is on my list of favorite things, so I couldn't agree more! 💜
Who said they don’t? You needed to bring up that you pray that it inspires other parents to do so? There’s a lot of great parents to their kids and respect their kids and very proud of them. Parents are great!
@@gregpendrey6711, I find it very unpleasant to criticise your children in front of strangers or acquaintances, anyone really.I immediately go off those people.I will avoid them, I feel so strongly about it.They’ve crossed a line.
Agreed🥰
"If I walk by someone who is drowning in a lake, I'm not going to not help them just because they might jump back into the lake. I'm still going to help them." And THAT folks, is what compassion and empathy look like. You are a beautiful soul. Thank you and thank God for you, your son, and people like you. You're rare. ❤🙏
Thanks!
LISA! Thank you so much! That will singlehandedly pay for the next dumpster in the next big cleaning. ❤️❤️❤️
So generous of you, Lisa. I'm sure that you, like me, feel that Mack is one hell of a good egg, and we know our dollars will go straight into helping more people.
Lisa Miller, I hope that God blesses you emensly for your generosity and compassion for needy clients .💓🙏 🌷
Grateful for donors like you! I wish I could give this much
You are incredible! A large donation like this will really help someone. ❤
I couldn’t have done what you and Jason did. I’m glad there are people out there like you.
Thank you! We will put this to use! ❤️❤️🫎
@@MidwestMagicCleaningI love you guys!❤
Agreed. Good job 👏🏾 👏🏾🥰
Thank you for helping this homeowner ... Your compassion is positively overwhelming Mack & Jason ...
Thank you so much, Joan! ❤️❤️❤️
Two days...TWO days...! If there were a compassionate cleaning Olympics, this would be the gold medal winning performance! This was absolutely astonishing. Thankyou for helping this poor person get her dignity back and a clean place to live, you are both heroes to me. (And yes, cockroaches do have a smell).
The big American ones stink but I can't smell the German ones
Hey, I'm an occupational safety professional-in-training who's currently studying ergonomics, and your comment about your back muscles being so sore they were visibly swollen broke my heart when I heard it. I want to see if I can help. Ergonomics is the study of "fitting the job to the person", or in other words, making sure that repetitive motions (such as cleaning!) don't harm your body over time. My advice is by no means professional advice and I can't guarantee it will prevent any further injuries, but I wanted to offer it anyways because it might help. (And safety is my autistic special interest, lol)
One technique that could help would be to kneel down instead of stooping over whenever there's room and you need to work on something that's at waist height. For this, you would want to buy kneepads specifically designed to protect your knees while kneeling. These knee pads have cushioning to make sure that your knees don't hurt, and some models have a tough exterior that would be able to stand up to the kind of floors you're having to kneel on during these cleanings. You can buy these kneepads at most hardware stores or online by searching up "knee pads for work" or "knee pads PPE" and the like.
These kneepads are lifesavers. If you don't believe me and don't want to spend money on them, I would be more than happy to buy them for you so you can at least try them and see if they make a different. Reply to this comment with your contact info and I'd be happy to work out an arrangement to Venmo you the money.
Another thing is to simply try to be more mindful of your posture while you work. I'm definitely not saying that your pain is "your fault"- far from it! Simply that some basic knowledge on posture might help reduce your soreness. Keeping your back straight and your neck level are the obvious ones, of course, but your arm position can also severely affect how your back feels at the end of the day. Holding your arms out unsupported further away from your body will put more pressure on your back. Generally, you'll want to try and keep your upper arms straight up and down, parallel to your body, whenever possible. You'll also want to keep your forearms at a ninety degree angle from your torso whenever you can. Working with your elbow totally retracted or extended is harder on your body.
A super big thing to avoid whenever possible is twisting your torso. Whenever you need to reach for something that's off to the side, try to rotate your whole body to face it by stepping towards it rather than twisting your back to reach over. Torso rotation is huuuuuuuuuuge when it comes to wearing out your back. It's one of the most dangerous movements to do repetitively. Stepping your whole body to face the thing you're reaching for might feel silly at first, but it'll be quick to get used to and it should save a whole lot of soreness. Similarly, when you're stooped over or kneeling while you're cleaning on the ground, you should also try to avoid rotating your torso. You can use your hands to reposition your whole body, or you can shuffle your knees, or other techniques to move as long as you don't rotate your torso.
When you have to get on your hands and knees to clean, try to think of your body like a box. Try to keep your back straight and your hands directly beneath you. When reaching, try to get as close as possible with your whole body to what you're reaching for, and once you can't get any further, then you can extend your arm out. Try to keep your arms as close to you as possible at all times, and only reach far out when you need to, basically.
Some other resources you could check out to learn more about this would be things called REBA and RULA assessments. These are basically worksheets that safety professionals use to quantify the risk of injury when it comes to a posture. Bending your back at a 90 degree angle, for example, is a +4 on those sheets, and you add those together to get a score. The higher the score, the more risk of injury. Looking at the worksheets could give you a visual representation of posture positions to avoid. You could also google something like "ergonomics and occupational cleaners" to get more resources to learn about this subject.
Obviously, proper posture isn't always possible in the tight spaces you often work in, but simply being mindful of ergonomic principles can help out. I hope at least some of this advice is helpful!
This is excellent advice. I’ve done some Manual Handling courses for work & learned similar tips there. I own a pair of knee pads for ground work eg. hand-weeding in the garden and I can highly recommend knee pads. They are awesome!
Boosting this!
Thank you for laying out advice and facts in such detail. I hope Mack and Jason see this!
Boosting.... Very good info
Do you sometimes buy them a new mattress?
What got me was the stuffed animal. That’s chopper from one piece. If I recall right, he’s a doctor. Moments earlier, we saw the bag of yarn, and I realized the woman must have crochet’d him herself. I also deal with depression, not this severe, but still god awful. I’m at the point where I keep a trash bag hooked onto my dresser because I couldn’t stand seeing the trash I was making in little piles around my bed. She’s really lucky she had someone who understood some of what she was going through to help her, and can spot the trauma that caused it for what it is. I know where mine came from, and I’m working hard to overcome it. But it’s hard. It’s hard now and it’s going to continue to be hard all the way down. But it’s worth it. Clawing out of that hole is so impossibly worth it.
I hope she knows how proud we all are of her for asking for help.
And I hope she knows how much she’s helped others by setting that example, even if just the once.
We appreciate you all! Thanks! #Compassion #Helping ❣️🍀
Thank you, Sanibel! ❤️❤️👊
Re-sending this ‘Thanks’ because Apple tried to bill the wrong c card. Cheers! ❣️🍀
Never ever degrade somebody with hoarding issues. I've had mental issues since my early teens. I'm now 61 and have battled with hoarding for years. Sometimes I won but sometimes it won. I'm now coping much better but hoarding does not mean a person is lazy. I've spent days in my bed wanting to get up and "fix" my house but couldn't bring myself to get up out of my "comfort zone" and do it. Now I can do what needs to be done but there are days when I still have lots of issues. Do I have a perfect home? No but it looks presentable and I can allow people to come in. My heart goes out to others that suffer the way I have. It's no fun especially when you can't turn your brain off to rest.
i love meeting others who also can relate to needing to spend an entire day in the bed, i have issues too and sometimes its so exhausting you just need to sleep, i am healing from it though what helped me was prayer and fasting, ive just recently tried it and am seeing Gods hand really helping me.
Always good to share for relatebleness and therefore helping others! I'm learning how much AD(H)D is a HUGE contributing fact to not being able to get up and start or finish a task. Learning to cope and find new strategies!
I grew up with a lot of "why can't you..." One I distinctly remember was when I was a teen setting the table while Mother was getting dinner ready. I was telling her something. (a stutterer) I stopped to talk, facing her instead of placing plates or tableware etc. She said: "Can't you do 2 things at the same time?" I paused, and finally got out a "no". Decades later of course I'm a scary machine on any task. But really sometimes we just can't; it isn't won't.
Now at 75, I have a sign which an aunt had in her home: My house is clean enough to be healthy and dirty enough to be happy. I see it needs dusting....................
I know that I used to ask my brother this question, because it didn't make sense to me why he would pick things up one at a time. But as we both got older, and I came to understand that it didn't affect his ability to do things, just took him some extra time, the questions stopped. I hope he knows I was never trying to change him-- I was just genuinely curious because his way of doing things was so different from my own, and I wanted to know the reason.
i have that same sign its on a 4"x4" tile so cute
Thank you for your compassion and empathy. I'm grateful for the insight, humor, and ideas for cleaning products.
Thank you. That made my day better! ❤️❤️🫎
I’m kind of new to your page and I too find so much encouragement from the amount of empathy, compassion, instead if betating/belittling the people. I cry everytine because your insights and understanding lacked so many times in my past. I put myself in those people’s shoes and I just want to tell you guys thank you thank you thank you on behalf of those folks and also I cry cause I wish others would have the same heart & mindset in my struggles. 💕
And this is why I send you money every month. You and Jason truly are a blessing.
Thank you so much for the compassion with which you approach these projects, and for talking about the reality of mental health challenges. You may not be a therapist, but the kindness you speak is a real comfort amongst a chorus of voices that only seem to speak shame.
Thank you so much! We will put that to good use. ❤️❤️🫎
Depression makes it hard to clean, but then the mess feeds the depression. It really is heartbreaking to see someone walk through that. You are doing good work and helping her reset. Having a clean environment might just make it possible to take the next step of seeking treatment.
I can't explain why but your statement was profound to me. I have not thought about the cycle before. Sending me down the rabbit hole of thinking of my own actions, or inactions. Thank you!
@@QuiltyNana I only know because a close family member has been there. This person is doing so much better now, thanks to therapy and medication, but I've had to do the work of heavy cleaning their space a few times to help this person make it through the worst of the depression. I didn't understand at first.
@@ColleenMarble Thank you for your insight. I spent most of my life as a bit of a clean freak and minimalist. The last 8 years brought some drastic changes including 3 extras moving in and several losses. My home is showing it and I just felt overwhelmed thinking it's just my own OCD and not being able to keep up. I hadn't even thought that it may also be some depression as well, I've had plenty to be sad about but just keep pushing on and don't pay attention to my feelings. Between you and the video I truly do have a lot to think on and make a plan, as well as learn to ask for help. Thank you!
I have a constant struggle with depression, and while most of the time I manage it well, sometimes it gets bad and my home is the first place it shows. This channel inspired me to hire a couple of people to help me get a handle on the clutter (no spoiled food or unhygienic mess thank gawd, just too much stuff in the wrong places and DUSTY corners). So far, I'm keeping up with it, and slowing thinning out my excess clothes and knick knacks. Finding nonjudgemental help was the real key to getting unstuck. I hope this lady gets lifted by MMC and finds a way to peace and contentment in her life.
I've too, always called it "feeding the depression." I've noticed how large the role fast food plays into this bc depression looovvveesss processed food. If cleaning the kitchen is an obstacle to cooking or you're too fatigued or overwhelmed to cook, then the easiest solution is fast food (or processed, one step meals). You can have it delivered, or go through a drive thru where there is minimal interaction with people. Fast food provides a small dopamine hit in an individual who likely already has dopamine dysregulation, but because its nutritionally deficient, youre full, but not energized. So very little, if anything, changes with the external environment. Then the cycle starts over the next time your hungry.
I have not so much money, but it is worth to help and therefore thank you so much! Love you guys😊
Thank you so much! ❤️❤️❤️
I'm gona keep trying to join I'm in Ireland
I’m an Organizer and I’ve seen the empty cabinets thing quite a few times with certain types of (extreme) ADHD sufferers. It’s based off their issue of Out of Sight, Out of Mind. They know they’ve forgotten about things in the past when they have put them away in a cabinet or closet.
I think there are about 7 general categories of ADHD, not all have this problem, but they all benefit from organizing with open top containers that are well labeled.
I need to do that. I’ll buy something, just to find that I already had it but it was put away and I forgot about it.
Thank you for that explanation Steph 😊.
I did know about the "out of sight out of mind" proclivity (applies to both normal and neurodivergent brains), but not about the open top containers organizing hack. Thank you!
I have this issue, so I keep post-it notes on my cupboard and closet doors (the way I was taught to clean won't let me leave things out when not in use, and I find it's good for my mental health to have things put where they go). If I owned my own place or if my landlord would let me, I would have swapped out my cabinet doors with transparent ones.
I have a bunch of empty storage spaces in my house because if I put anything in there, it ceases to exist. I've considered buying a see-through fridge so I can remember that I have food in there. Damn ADHD.
OMG! You are the first person I’ve heard acknowledge the scent of roaches. I’ve been a therapist in community mental health services for years and my colleagues have thought I was ridiculous for believing I could smell a roach infestation in homes. When a home has daywalkers (roaches who saunter about without concern in broad daylight) it smells like oven cleaner mixed with kerosene. Very distinctive odor.
But seriously, thank-you for your patient and no nonsense explanation of the symptoms of mental illness reflected in the homes you clean. If it seems unbearable to live in such external chaos, imagine the internal pain it is expressing.
Amazing work!
It’s the Roach poop that smells so bad!
Well, "daywalkers" officially just made my blood run cold. 😬 Although picturing them "sauntering"makes them a little less horrifying.
Roaches definitely have a smell. I used to take care of feeder roach bins/tanks at an educational center that housed many reptiles, amphibians, and insects and the American roaches (not actually native to America) had the strongest odor and I hated feeding, misting, and cleaning their tank just due to their smell-and how fast they are and the way they crawl 🫨 ☠️.
Oh I wouldn't dare mixing oven cleaner with kerosene so I don't know how that smells like. But I have a VERY sensitive nose and roach infestation DOES smell! You are totally right. I've never had "daywalkers" but I did have a roach problem in my house when I first moved in. It took many rounds of different products to be able to finally erradicate them and I could tell if they where nesting at a specific area under the kintchen counter because the cabinets would start smelling "roach like" in the end the solution was to empty every single cabinet and keep them empty for a couple of weeks, then using a spray at night to kill the nightwalkers and setting baits that don't kill them inmediately but allows them to reach the nest and die there. Then the ones that do not dare coming out die too because they eat the poisoned "walkers" after that you have to clean every cabinet and every single thing that was inside the cabinets and only then can it all be put back. It took me two months to get rid of them and being able to finally open my cabinets without getting a little "wiff" of their smell. I remember that smell all too well! 🤢😖 'shudder'.
Yes, it's a very disconcerting oily sharp smell.
Watching this made me sob. I grew up under similar conditions. I remember exactly how roaches smell. When the infestation is that bad, they start to literally eat you. I still have some slight scars that aren't really noticable, but to me they're a reminder of where I came from and why I absolutely, under no conditions, can ever go back.
🙏🏾🧡🙏🏾. You survived it 💪🏾
My late grandmother was a nurse back in her day. When the smells were particularly bad, she and her colleagues used to put drops of essential oils on their masks, or good old Vicks Vapour Rub under the nostrils (but tell Jason it's good practise for the diapers he's gonna have to change!) I truly hope this poor woman continues to seek help. Great video.
True!
I’ve been told Vick’s under the nose will keep you safe from the absolute worst of smells.
I was a cna I used vapor rub for really stinky places.
When I was a dental assistant this was also a thing so that you also wouldn't offend and embarrass patients when they sat in your chair.
Old trick I learned too. I keep lavender scented Vicks with me nearly all the time, just in case.
As a depression, anxiety, CPTSD sufferer, I thank you from the bottom of my heart. This cleaning project touched me so deeply. May God bless you and your family in every way.
same here
Thank you for helping this person.
Thank you! ❤️❤️🫎
Thank you for supporting one of my favorite youtube channels.
I love your analogy about helping someone drowning in a lake regardless if they were likely to fall in again. Really explains it so well
"Asking for help is a positive thing, and it should not be met with punishment."
THANK YOU. I wish more people had your empathy and insight.
My sister lost her son and a few years later, got breast cancer. She survived breast cancer, but I don't think she ever got over the loss of her son. She slowly, slowly gave up. She died of a stroke last October. Her house wasn't hoarded, but it was filthy and stunk. Huge cobwebs everywhere. It was pristine the last time I had visited, five years previous. It's amazing what depression and PTSD can do to a person. I had absolutely no idea. She never let on how bad she felt. I asked, she always said she was ok. Now I have a ton of guilt.
Why didn't you visit in 5 years? Cancer recovery can take yesrs to snap back and you also lost a family member and didnt visit your sister. Estranged or to far to drive/fly?
I'm not judging. You're the one who said you feel guilty. You did visit after her death. So you were able to drive or fly after 5 years. You made it then. Not before her death.
Hopefully you do not have PTSD from losing the child family member or your sister. Guilt is a feeling you might want to explore with a professional.
(I know many friends who have estranged family and of course financially we say we can't go and some how go after deaths. And sometimes that is for their own financial interests...just incase aunt Sue or uncle Bob left them money or property)
@@Ch-vl8bg I visited her before and after her son's death, and during her chemo. I sent her money every month that I couldn't really afford to send, for years. I did what I could. I also inherited her Bullmastiff. I promised I would take care of her if anything happened, so I am. We weren't estranged, though. She had her bout with cancer in 2007. She lost her son in 2011.
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You did all you could. Maybe her contact with you was her little escape of it all. Opening up would mean the heaviness and issues would show up when she was with you also. You and I know the heaviness is temporary and support makes life easier. But maybe she couldn't see that in that moment, and she wanted to keep her times with you fun and light and distracting. Feeling guilt is human, but please know it's not your fault!!
I'm so so sorry you lost your sister and your nephew April 💔💔
This brings back memories. Many years ago, I was in a state of deep Depression and ptsd, living with my daughter in a Apartment. Coming out of an abusive marriage I was so overwhelmed and tired. So trash just piled up. My mum tried to help me, but she was overwhelmed, what I could understand. So I got help from the City I live in. Two very lovely women helped me clean my Apartment, helped me to get new Things for me and my daughter. I am forever grateful. I apologize for my english, not my native language, since I am from Germany.
Actually, you’re English is quite good.
Though I have been able to keep my home together- as someone who lives with ADHD and PTSD and knows especially how low the lows of the former can be- I watched this crying. So grateful that she was shown humanity and compassion. I have a wish list a mile long for her right now. I hope this is the spark she needed to know she is worthy of a beautiful life and that we can find a way to help her even more. Even just by sending love and energy her way. Thank you for what you do. ❤ Will be subscribing now. ❤❤❤
Thank you so much, Betts! ❤️❤️🫎
You rock!
Bless you for your kindness.
Thank you, Katherine! ❤️❤️👊
In todays selfish greedy world where intolerance and lack of empathy abound, we have the gift of people like you and all the other cleaners, gardeners and workers who help people for free. You go the extra mile and buy food and household items as well. You all deserve a medal for the insight you give on your You Tube sites, into the lives of those less fortunate. Well done and keep up the good work.
Bless yall for your work.
This was my Moms house when she died.
She would violently come for me over my whole life if I EVER tried to do anything like this. Even the simplest of cleaning freaked her out.
I had to throw away most EVERYTHING due to the filth & bugs.
It cost $30,000, a crew of 10 & 7 days in LA county to clean out the house.
And another $100k to repair it to sell it.
And yes my Mom was mentally ill. She abused & neglected me & I couldn’t live with her but I lived near her & kept an eye on her as best I could as an only child with no help.
Sadly her death was a relief for her mostly, but also me.
So many people suffer quietly behind closed doors like this.
Blessings to anyone who has been involved with things like this.
Yes they do…you were a good child to her…you did your best
First, thank you, Mac. I am crying watching this video. This is the home of someone's who has given up on life. I pray that they are able to get the help they need. Th I s is such a stigma for mental health issues in our country. I am almost 76 and have sought treatment at many times in my life. We need to do a 180, also known as spin kick, to help those who are unable to help themselves. Once again, thank you for helping to expose disparity.
I have been living alone for a about 3-4 years now. I grew up in a hoarder house, have many hoarding tendencies, and didnt know until recently I was hoarding. I am an artist so a lot of things I justified as being for art, when it was trash. It was bad and my roach and mouse problem got worse. My mom helped me get rid of stuff, and for the last month or so I have been decluttering, and throwing away actual trash. Watching videos helps me stay motivated, and reminds me that its part of a disorder, and I am not a bad person for struggling. Im so happy there is less stigma (still stigma but its getting better all the time) so people can reach out and get the treatment they deserve ❤
Nothing but good comes out of your efforts. Thanks for doing God's work.
Your compassion shows. Thank you for being a respectful human to another human. 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
Thank you so much! ❤️❤️🫎
I have fought with this level of depression before, and when my sister came over and did my dishes, the feeling was such an incredible relief. Please don't underestimate the good that you did for this person. You and Jason deserve kindness medals. ❤
Ty for mentioning costs. Not many of us personally know a la Price Is Right style how much rubbish bags, masks, gloves, cleaning supplies, tools, petrol, inn stays and food does cost. You do and you do it anyway, and expend our most valuable resource too: time. Proud to support you and your team and bless you. 😁👍🏼🇬🇧
That's an incredible thing you did for this woman. Thank you for showing how kindness matters.
Mack, I know you’re fine financially but if I ever come into some money I’m sending you a big check to help defray the expenses you incur. No one should live like this. I’m so proud of the homeowner for reaching out and asking for your help. She showed amazing strength to ask and let you film it. It’s a big step in her healing. ❤
I can only imagine the conversation, or lack thereof, between you and Jason during the car rides back to the hotel and then on to home.
Having cleared out hoards of family members, the sights, the smells, the weight of sorrow and despair were overwhelming when recalling how I spent my days. I pray you and Jason can rest up and rejuvenate yourselves. I also hope the person you helped also reaches out for the additional help she desperately needs.
Thank you for giving her a safer place to live. It took enormous courage to ask for help, I'm sure. I hope she finds the strength to keep going and do whatever she needs to do to be healthy.
I agree. And hoping she really was able to get some new den furniture and bedroom furniture so she'll have a nice, clean bed again. 😊
You are one of the most empathetic people and your kindness is one of the things that keeps me coming back to watch your videos. As a grammar fan, I loved your shout out to your versus you're because it's one of my pet peeves, too. Thank you for helping so many people with such gracious generosity, and thank you for sharing your videos to inspire and give hope to many more. :-)
You’re 😂🤷🏾♀️
You guys deserve all the Thanks!
Thank you, Julz! ❤️❤️🫎
Poor lady. What you both have done, should have a big impact for her mental and physical health. Fantastic work guys.
You have the best narration on RUclips. Saying the right things, not critical or condescending, and the perfect radio voice.
I love how one second he's narrating with a calm, even tone, then suddenly he's performing a dialogue with a house moose 😄
I love the way Mack looks at things. While I was lucky and my house never got this bad I can tell you that depression isn't being lazy or unmotivated. And you do hit a wall of "Screw it, why bother?" I'm so glad she asked for help and was able to get it. I hope that she gets/continues with therapy and can find her way out. I'm 50 and finally found it. It is never too late.
i had same problem, or id clean and demons would sabatage and it would end up getting worse than had i not cleaned, testimony 12 years later i learned about praying and fasting and it actually is what saved me to dig out, and God directed my steps to people like mack and his channel and its helping me at the moment, i was tiny bit going to the hoarder side( had a lot of greif and loss of loved ones, so messed me up) but ya i had to deal with judgmental inhumane A holes ( they are not in my life anymore!)
A friend lived for a while in a cheap hotel, and roaches got INSIDE of every kitchen appliance ( where the mechanical part is, where you can't clean it and can't see in there.).
Inside of the back of the refrigerator and inside the toaster and toaster oven, and inside of everything she had in the kitchen. And inside of a TV or anything electronic because they like the warmth inside.
So even though she next moved to a clean apartment, she had to get rid of everything that had ANY LITTLE space where a roach might have laid an egg, FIRST, and NOT bring it to the new apartment.❤
I guarantee there's roaches living INSIDE of the back of the stove, BACK of the refrigerator and inside the back of the microwave etc. They come back out later and eggs hatch repeatedly. Ugh.
Thank you so much for helping her.
So many people today are of the mindset that if it works for them that it has to work for everyone else and if it doesn't, then they're either lazy or stupid and it's a horrible way of thinking. Some people just can't, whether or not it's by choice is irrelevant, you don't leave people behind. You're an angel Mack.
Unbelievable what you can achieve when you set your mind to it. I bet the homeowner felt relief like no other. Certainly a big weight lifted from her shoulders. God bless you 🙏
I never fist fight with the devil. I just talk and ask questions until he gets sick of me and leaves.
I know you're joking. I say don't even give the devil even the time of day. He will like the attention and aim to take your soul.
@@carolg.6838 That works most of the time but sometimes you have to put him in his place.
And tell stories that don’t go anywhere.
@@eveyhammond8326 Power move- energy drain the devil like Colin Robinson
Socratic
as someone currently at university doing a major in psychology, a course i'm taking in the fall is still called abnormal psych 😅
you both did a wonderful job with the house! even though you weren't able to get everything done to the extent that you normally would have, the work you two were able to do in the time you had is still much a major improvement. as a fellow neurodivergent person, getting a space to just be livable truly does wonders in helping overall mental health and ability to function---i'm sure the effect is magnified greatly at this extreme. you do wonderful work :)
You are wonderful souls - thank you for helping other beings 🙏 ❤
Thank you, Benita! ❤️❤️👊
Mike is a lovely person for being such a HUGE help to people in need to rescue a person's living space to bring back calmness and reset for a fresh start.
Mac his name is Mac 😂
You know what I think every time I see one of these angels helping others in this kind of shape ??? That not only do they appreciate the clean, but I hope these folks can truly feel the selfless care and compassion toward them. All of you who do this work are such a blessing our crazy world. ❤❤❤
Asking for help is a positive thing and should not be met with punishment. I've never heard anyone put that better. Thank you both for what you do!!
Dude, you rock! Your compassion and empathy for mental illness is pretty rare and great to see.
I'm not a psychologist, but I do have agoraphobia and according to my therapist that's why it's difficult for me to put things away. Being surrounded by "stuff" makes me feel less exposed/visible.
Jason did great facing the roaches. My skin is crawling just seeing them...and the spiders.
This is horrendous living conditions. Thank you for helping out this woman. I hope she gets some long term help.
Not a trained psychologist, but I majored in psychology and have adhd and periodic depressive episodes. often times for me the most difficult part of a task is completing it rather than starting it, and this is most obvious when i'm cleaning. for instance, i have a basket of important papers i need to file sitting in a basket on my desk, the file is right under the desk, but i haven't sorted them in months. i have idk how many crochet projects sitting around places, and some of them i've put in bags and stored away in a plastic bin to reduce the clutter, but the projects still aren't done. i have bags of clothes i've culled to consign/donate, but it's been almost 3 months and they're still all in my trunk. my dishes frequently sit in the drying rack until i need them next because i can't seem to put them in the cupboards. what this person is doing feels like a more extreme version of that - she has enough energy/executive function to do 80% of the task, but something about finishing is tripping her up. what i do to try to combat that is to make the ending/storage location and the stage of a task i get stuck on as similar as possible, or interrupt the stuck stage. for example, a lot of my dishes get stored in a way that lets them dry - pots and pans are hung up, my cabinets have wire racks and i usually leave the doors open, and i just bought a little fan for my kitchen to improve air circulation. i've also started inviting a friend over to chat while i finish up craft projects so they can keep me on track. obviously this person needs much more support than some little life hacks, but maybe this can help her or someone else.
Thanks
Thank you, Gilena! ❤️❤️👊
I am a professional cleaning technician, and while my company I'm with won't let us clean this extent of a job, it's so humbling and inspiring to see that there are people who do it for FREE. I'm so happy this homeowner gets some relief. Everyone deserves a nice clean home. Its why I do what I do and love it. Thank you Mack and Jason for helping this lady, and continuing to inspire me!
Not gonna lie, I cried a little. Between doing something this nice for someone y'all scarce know and how understanding the people in this comment section are it's amazing. Makes you realize kindness hasn't died out to the general apathy people seem to have. Cleaning is a good outlet and kinda helps keep me occupied while working stuff out. But even i don't think i could do what y'all do.
To the person who lives in this situation: my heart aches for you and I'm SO PROUD you asked for help!
Thanks for all you do! This is incredible work. I hope the home owner is able to get the therapy she needs to move forward.
Thank you! ❤️❤️👊
The stuffie on the bed actually had me tearing up.. I hope this lady got the help she needed x
Mack, thanks to you and Jason and your subscriber supporters for helping this person get started in reclaiming their life. I had to hire a hazmat team for $26K when my mom passed- I have the utmost appreciation for people who not only do this work, but do it for nothing more than gratitude. Everyone is deserving of help. Everyone. Thank you.
I can’t imagine the amount of suffering that woman is going through. Thank you for all your help! 😊
I never thought anyone lived like this in that condition. May you be blessed for all that you do for those who are suffering through difficult life situations. Wow!
You are definitely 2 cleaning tornadoes!!! Kudos to Filth for handling the job with all the roaches. Don't think I could have done it. No, I KNOW I couldn't have. You two are a wonder!
A huge issue here is lack of trash pickup services. Since having a past due bill, no garbage service means all trash stays inside. At first, it looks like they were using bags. You could see the bags a couple layers deep under the current garbage. And the whole porch was being used as a landfill for awhile. But at some point, she just didn't bother with that and decided to live amongst the trash. That is such a sad metaphor. Now that you have brought them current, hopefully she will take steps to get that initiated again. And since you have removed the trash from the home, maybe she will be able to get someone in to fix her toilet and address the black mold. I commend you and Jason for all your backbreaking work to give this person a chance to reclaim her home, her life.
my buddy with a brain injury never puts anything away cuz he forgets where it is.... could be the same, with this lady? idk honestly thanks for doing these for people pretty cool. I lived with my dad with dementia for a while before I could have him placed somewhere better, know what a lot of this is feels like, its nice to know you are there to help
Brain injury and ptsd can be very similar
48:50 The courage of Jason...I would have run OUT of that room. My heart goes out to the lady living here. Depression is debilitating, and I'm super proud of you guys for doing this. You are amazing.
you and me both. I hate crawling anything. Too many legs!! I know Barbie does it on a regular basis. I could not. Kudos to her also. Great job, Jason and Mac.
@@sydneybeanpugI’d have to be in a hazmat suit! I’d do these cleans with Mac, Jason, Barbie and Auri in a heartbeat!
As someone with ptsd and depression i sincerly thank you, for what you two are doing for this person. your such an empath and you have a positiv impact on the people around you and also on us on the internet. there are only a few youtube channels where i feel so safe and seen, and inside my mind its finally quite for a while. thank you.
HUN YOU ARE SUCH A BLESSING YOU AND YOUR SON ARE THE BEST AMEN
This was hard to watch, on so many levels. Hoping this lady can get the help she so desperately needs and deserves for her mental health! Thanks to you and Jason she's been granted a set up for success if so!
Jason what you did is incredible. You dealt with those roaches and kept on working. You do amazing work. Thank you for your working with your Dad.❤
I have done work similar to this, and all I can say is “Wow!” You guys do amazing & literally back breaking work. I can vouch for that. The amount of work you did in such a short time was unbelievable. Great work - as always. Keep it up, & I’ll keep following!
Thank you so much, Sasha! ❤️❤️🫎
Bless you & Jason for breaking your personal rule and deciding to travel to help this woman. And bless her for having the courage to ask for your help. I hope this is the start of better times for her.
Ah, Mac, a grammar nerd as well as a spin kicker! You make my heart sing!!
I'm disabled and struggle w/ fatigue.
I love cleaning and it gets so depressing when I'm too tired to function.
Your videos are inspiring and a comfort.
Me too, you are not alone ❤
I became a member because of how respectful you always are. I would think most people are already ashamed enough, no need to pile it on. Thank you for always talking about the jobs with honestly without trashing the clients.
Glad to hear that “your grasp of the English language is “ great. The conflation between “you’re & your” is also a pet peeve of mine! ❤❤
My most recent pet peeve is the confusion between loose and lose. Then there’s the confusion between the ground and the floor. And then there’s …………
Same
Yous
Also, their, there, and they're
Mine too! 😂😂
Just a sidebar: this is the most relaxing voice and video I have ever seen. I have listened to about 6 videos since last night and it’s so calming. Thank you!
Otherwise, I pray for this man and his family to be able to continue doing this. Amazing work for the community and it’s very inspiring to see.
Sue Wolfe- When we moved into our "new home," we discovered that the kitchen was infested with roaches. This wasn't disclosed by the seller prior to closing. So we had to deal with it after the fact. Even the back and bottom of the refrigerator had seemingly millions of them. So, we put 20 Mule Team Borax down along the back of the counters and behind the refrigerator. Within 3 or 4 days, they were all dead! This might help the homeowner to get rid of her infestation.
You and Jason are amazing men, and you have given such a wonderful gift to so many people. I appreciate the fact that you don't mince words and are so straightforward in your explanations of what is happening in a home. You aren't judgemental, just informative. Does this type of cleaning ever get to you, as in bring you down emotionally? Other creators have said it gets difficult for them to continue doing cleanups. You have such a positive attitude and I look forward to your videos each week. Say hi to Emily for us! 👌🥂👍😎😜❤️
Your perspective is so amazing to see on RUclips. You recognize the struggles of mental illness and how hard it can be for people to get to the point of asking for help to clean up. You guys are awesome!
Yes, I agree. It's really quite amazing too that college studies years ago that had absolutely nothing to do with his cleaning business actually helped make the cleaning business so successful. His skills as a cleaner are extraordinary but his compassion for those suffering from some form of mental illness or disorder is what sets Mack miles apart from the average person. Not many average folk would even consider doing work like he does, let alone investing personal funds into it to help even more. I have so much respect for Mack and his family. Awesome people 👏 👍 ❤
Goodness. Awesome job, guys! Ya'll must have been emotionally, physically and mentally exhausted after working your magic. I'm so glad you mentioned the cautions you took not to take anything back home. The owner must have felt such an overwhelming sense of gratitude for all ya'll accomplished on her behalf. Having the new dishes, pots & pans and food items was a blessing for her. To know someone cared so much about her, I'm sure was not lost on her. You definitely deserve at least 1M subscribers! Thank you for all you do.
I'm in the process of getting my home cleaned. I have way too much stuff. Luckily I'm able to take my trash out and do my dishes. I'm still somewhere on the hoarding spectrum. I still have severe issues with clutter.
My family and friends are helping me out. I'm getting help and it is a good feeling that people care. It's also a sad feeling that I struggle.
I'm a disabled veteran with PTSD, depression and anxiety. I am fortunate to have medical care for my issues. I'd it wasn't for the support I would be broken.
I'm glad that you are giving support to others. I know that they appreciate it even if it is hard to show it. It can be overwhelming especially when you have mental illness.
Hope this can go towards cleaning supplies.
It definitely will. Thank you so much! ❤️❤️🫎
I have CPTSD and have dealt with it for years. There have been many times that I have struggled immensely with keeping my house clean. I was so embarrased because I was so depressed. It's nice to see people who help out others with these issues.
Y'all, I am at a loss today. Brings tears to my eyes. Thank you. Have a blessed day.
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I enjoy your videos but what keeps me coming back is the compassion you show your clients. During this episode my friend commented on the number of fast food containers. I told him I understood completely as there was a time in my life that for about 6 months I lived on instant pudding because even making a sandwich was overwhelming (and even chewing was exhausting). I’ve never been that depressed again, but it taught me a lot. So pffft on those of your viewers who have been lucky enough or healthy enough to have never had to experience what your clients have gone through.
Love that you got her a new moose! I really enjoyed watching you clean up and it inspires me to clean. Due to severe arthritis and joint pain, respiratory illness and mobility issues, i can only do a little bit at a time. It’s sometimes very overwhelming. You’re a wonderful person to do this for those who really have given up hope. ❤❤❤
Some people in these comments are very rude. The solution is not to destroy the house. it's to help the person by getting them a starting point.
If it's bad enough he will block them. He is good about weeding out the idiots.
@babydahl9424 Yes. Thankfully, the majority of comments are loving and positive. I just dislike the people who watch a few minutes and then leave a nasty comment.
@@JW-frog I agree, it is very sad that they do that, but they are only showing their ignorance. If anything, look at it as they are interacting with the video and boosting its presence. Even negative comments can make a video more popular and the channel will sort out the trashy people. Plus the rest of us love to argue with them in their comments and that adds even more interaction with the video.
It's not nice to be rude, I agree. But it's a normal, healthy reaction to be disgusted and repelled by these living conditions.
@@TheCaptaininsaino Which is fine, but there is no need for people to make rude comments. I have gotten to the point where irl I look at grown people and talk to them like toddlers. 'Now, that wasn't very nice. That is an inside thought. Not all inside thoughts need to be outside comments.' They either get really mad which turns into a 'big feelings' speech or they realize they are behaving like children. It's kinda fun.
I'm a mental health professional. There are several reasons why someone wouldn't use their cabinets or closets.
1. Psychosis. Many people with PTSD also experience psychosis, or a person can have a psychotic disorder like schizophrenia. Voices can tell people not to put anything in the closet or they'll be in danger somehow. Or their thoughts are so disorganized that their environment reflects that. A person with disorganized psychosis doesn't have linear thoughts or a grasp of cause and effect, their thoughts are like a nuclear bomb went off in their head and they just have fragments. So without help, their living environment is usually filthy and infested and full of trash with nothing put away. I feel like this is a pretty strong option since this lady didn't seem to see the filth and said there were "just some cardboard boxes". That's more out of touch with reality than most people.
2. PTSD. As you said, people with PTSD can have environments like this. They might feel a fear of what could be behind a closed door, so they just keep everything out where they can see it and keep the closet and cabinet doors shut (for instance). Or it's the classic ptsd-depression cycle that destroys everything in life.
3. ADHD. People have mentioned this, and it's true that people with ADHD need visual cues and leave things out for that reason. That being said, this is very very extreme even for someone with severe ADHD, so i think something substantially more is going on.
4. OCD. Many people think OCD only leads to compulsive cleanliness, but it often leads to intrusive, obsessive thoughts instead. They could be fixated on avoiding the contamination in the cabinets, for example, even if they don't worry about the contamination all around them.
Just some thoughts!
One day when my finances are stable I'd like to contribute monthly to you and this channel. Your insights are profound and I hope more people outside this community could hear the wisdom of your words.
Thank you so much for helping this client. I grew up in a hoarder home and my mom still lives in her level 8-9 hoarder situation. I’m 53 now and am JUST NOW able to work through all that growing up in that caused. I have so many times tried to encourage her to let us help her and she always refuses. You are so right when you say they have to be ready and actually be the ones asking for help. And kudos to Jason for sticking it out- it is HARD and great job dad for not throat punching him 😅 And- thank you for educating the audience about the complexity of these different disorders. You are doing great work ❤
Blessings to both of you for giving her a chance at a restart.