That sucks. An organized person I met had taken binders and sheet protectors and put all his letters and ephemera from the past in them. I was impressed. Dumpster? Stimulants? A couple of friends and I are helping each other go through our stuff and our dead relatives' stuff. Having another person there can help break the spell. Actually it sounded like you had a great system, one that has worked for me many times; Put stuff in the basement, basement floods, stuff gets wrecked, throw stuff away. Good luck. Keep focused and go forward, eventually it'll be over. Sorry it's rough.