This is so me, with the worst of it beginning about 5 years ago. I keep things clean as I can remember to, but I fail to see clutter until it becomes too much to handle.

Someone described having the adrenaline rush to do something but then being too overwhelmed to know where to begin. I can really relate to that.

Ugh, so much clutter. I put all sorts of papers in one big box recently, with the intention of sorting it all out into its proper places. But the idea of deciding what to do with everything, and probably looking over things that will remind me of things I don't want to remember or which I feel I just can't handle right now. It's too much.

Thanks for the suggestions everyone. I haven't read through the entire thread yet, but this touches on something that's been making me feel awful for a while, so I appreciate it too.