BK is causing me health problem-o's, how are you?

[bal_ny]

I have to say that pre-filing was more nerve wracking than these last few weeks leading up to my 341. Everything from budgeting money for the lawyer to wondering what would happen to my car to worrying about filing itself had me in knots.

Once I filed, however, it was like the stress just melted away (well, except for this morning. I'm 3 hours from my hearing and back to being a stressball). Your decision is made, action taken and all that's left is ride it out, you know? I've heard others say the same thing and hopefully that will be the case for you, too.

Hang in there!

[AngelinaCat]

Flowers, what you are feeling right now is absolutely normal. I'm sorry it drove you to the ER, though. Yes, include the ER costs in your BK. But it will get better. You are NOT a failure--don't even think that way. You made some bad descisions. But, you have also made some GOOD descisions, and the first one of those was to realize you couldn't go it alone. Finding this Forum is a great step. My husband and I were mental veggies before we found this site. We have learned so much and feel very much more confident in what we are doing. You will too.

Our family physician has prescribed a very mild tranquelizer for us that seems to be helping, as we are sleeping a bit better than we were. (Don't let anyone prescribe Paxil. It is absolute murder to get off of, and DH went through hell trying to do so.)

Good luck to you. Don't look at the mountain right now, just concentrate on the first steps, one day at a time.

[Flowers]

I went to the emergency room last week with chest pains. The EKG, the blood work, the chest x-ray, monitoring. No heart attack, not even heart burn indigestion. Just stress with some insomnia thrown in, with a sprinkle of depression and crying fits over what seems to be an insecure future. I feel like such a failure, and am trying to keep it from my elderly parents who I do not want them to "find out" that I am a failure.

Now the emergency room bill is $500, and I can't pay it and it has to go into bankruptcy.

Thanks for listening. How are the rest of you faring?