Paying bills is so scary!

[Chimera]

Bill paying only ever destroys me when I am unable to pay.
Poverty.
I hate my ptsd.

 

[cupfish]

I hate my PTSD too. HATE IT. So I will win. Or I will die young trying.

 

[VioletButterfly]

It's daunting! I'm very afraid I'll forget a payment as I now pay my bills and my mom's. Ugh! This seems to have gotten so much worse since I stepped in to be her Power of Attorney. I think that caused a ripple across my brain and not a good one. Symptoms seem much worse now, especially anxiety and not trusting my administrative skills. Maybe that's the cause of the anxiety over bill paying. Anything administrative like that - those tasks now scare me because I'm "sure" I'll make a mistake. Gosh, it's nerve wracking! The only way I can manage this is to calendar and then check off every bill, and even then I question myself so go check the websites to ensure payment was credited. I am with you hating this condition. VB

 

[Gadgie]

I pay most of my bills by direct debit, except the gas and electricity, I pay them weekly, but that was just to try and keep our Post Office open, ...............which they shut anyway?

It's been harder sine my wife passed, as it's only by disabled benefit now, not the two of us, and they have increased my council tax by £50 a month, as I'm a on state pension now, which stopped all my benefits?

I do manage to pay them all, and can even save a bit if I'm careful, so financially I'm OK, .....just wish my body was?

 

[NatBird]

I can relate to this. Bit like Gadgie I've arranged it so bills are debited.

I know that I can create financial instability to sabotage myself - keep myself in the panic/struggle my body is addicted to.

Trouble Zones:

Any bill, like council tax, where I have to explain myself and condition and why I would like a reduction and and and and can easily get caught up in the avoidance net.
Had it today but actually took some action by writing a letter but the letter needs evidence from the doctor and the doctor doesn't have any appointments till Christmas and on and on.

Not checking my balance and getting an anxiety hit when I press the amount I want and then wait to hear the mechanic rustle of notes or see the 'insufficient funds'.

Anyway, it's gotton better over time.