I would recommend doing this to pretty much ANYONE whose spouse had done to them what yours had done. But for someone such as yourself, to whom the mere presence of their spouses belongings have so many emotional triggers that hold you back, I think it's trebly important.
I think where you're hung up is this "I'm afraid to make it real" thing.
Honey, it IS real.
Or, as someone else posted to you recently, "He already IS gone."
I say that not to hurt you further, but to try to get you to see the reality of your situation so you can begin to deal with it more effectively, and -- eventually -- heal.
