I used to have the same problem. I still do in some ways, in that I'm just further down the path of "one box at a time".
And thus I must tell you, you WILL succeed. Slowly but surely you will find less and less things are necessary to keep.
I actually found that a certain script to say to myself when needing to get rid of stuff really works. It's a rote kind of recitation that includes things like, "If useful item X costs $10 or less at a store, then giving away or throwing a box full of them when I use it once a year is worth the space I will get.", "This fabric/craft item/yarn hasn't been used in years. If I really want to do X craft project again, I can garage sale/buy/beg/borrow for this stuff again.", "This information that I have filed is really interesting, but on looking through it I haven't thought about it in years and if I think about it again it's on the internet. (And I now have a file on my computer that contains key phrases or snippets of info I might want to know)"
So I just say stuff like that over and over while I'm getting rid of stuff (slowly but surely) and my mind is starting to believe it. The scripts become easier to say over time. And getting rid of the stuff does too.
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Date: 2006-05-23 01:47 am (UTC)And thus I must tell you, you WILL succeed. Slowly but surely you will find less and less things are necessary to keep.
I actually found that a certain script to say to myself when needing to get rid of stuff really works. It's a rote kind of recitation that includes things like, "If useful item X costs $10 or less at a store, then giving away or throwing a box full of them when I use it once a year is worth the space I will get.", "This fabric/craft item/yarn hasn't been used in years. If I really want to do X craft project again, I can garage sale/buy/beg/borrow for this stuff again.", "This information that I have filed is really interesting, but on looking through it I haven't thought about it in years and if I think about it again it's on the internet. (And I now have a file on my computer that contains key phrases or snippets of info I might want to know)"
So I just say stuff like that over and over while I'm getting rid of stuff (slowly but surely) and my mind is starting to believe it. The scripts become easier to say over time. And getting rid of the stuff does too.