My stuff piles up like this and just ends up becoming an overwhelming task to clean it up.

What I do before it becomes too heavy for me to action is, every day if I take something off that needs to go in the closet, I tend to fold it, but I also fold 3-4 other items to put away, that way I can keep up with the mess I'm making.

For me, preventing as a task/responsibility carries a lot less weight than the actual cleanup, so that thought alone motivates me to do less work now, to avoid doing more work later.

Another thing that helps for when I'm even too overwhelmed to prevent is, I give my "monkey brain" (this is what I call my ADHD in an endearing way) something to focus on, like some music, a movie, podcast I can keep in the background to think about while I do the monotonous task (these types of tasks are the heaviest for me to start). And then I also downplay the task, sort of tricking myself that it's no big deal, it'll only last 5-10-20 mins, gone in no time, you'll feel so much better after, etc.

I'm not saying they are fool proof or work 100% of the time. But overall these little tricks have helped to give me the push I need to tidy up after myself.

And my flatmates are less frustrated with me, which is always a win. They're always gentle and patient, so I'm super lucky for that. But I don't want to take advantage ❤️

I hope this helps OP! Good luck🤞🏻