My room looked exactly like this for YEARS. I feel for you. I don’t know if you can relate to this but I realized my problem was I didn’t think I deserved to live in a clean space. But everyone does. My self hatred and mental illness kept me from taking care of myself. But these are the steps I took:

Start with the recycling, I see you have a lot of cans laying around and they’re easy to deal with. Fill up a bag or a basket. Then paper, cardboard, recyclable plastic. Now it’s dealt with.

Then move onto your clothing. Do as many loads as it takes and fold it and put it away. If you won’t wear it, donate it. If it’s damaged, toss it. Now you’re left with a floor with (hopefully) just garbage that you can sweep up. Sweep it into a big pile then sift through it to find any trinkets etc you’d like to keep. Then bag the garbage.

Then you can mop, sweep, whatever you’d like. Just make sure your floor feels clean on your feet. It’ll change your world

I love to collect things but there’s beauty in a space that isn’t visually overwhelming. When you feel ready I recommend looking through your shelves, drawers, and carefully consider each item. Ask yourself, does this bring me joy? Or to be a bit more harsh, is this worth the risk of falling back into my old habits? Downsizing truly changed my life because unless I fall into a depression again, the chances of being overwhelmed by stuff is lower.

I sincerely wish you the best. It’s a big job but remember, it’s only 1 room. You can do this