I went to do my taxes today and my anxiety was really bad.I was great until the car ride there and then I was crying. Taxes are one of my triggers for my anxiety and today was no different.
My normal tax guy was going to charge me alot so I am going to people who will do it for free at the library.
I had to make an appointment a couple weeks ago and I made double sure that I had everything that I needed.
I called my sister and she helped a little. but I was still crying....I got to my appointment early. I checked in and then I found out they were running behind.
I was in a big room with 8 people at tables to help people do their taxes and full waiting area of people waiting. I had an appointment @ 12pm noon and the appointment was for 1 hour. When I heard they were behind schedule I started to panic...I had to leave @ 2:30pm at the latest to make it to work.
I did not see someone until 12:30pm and I was having a minor panic attack at the time...tears were flowing and I hate to cry in public.
The lady was taking forever to go through my paperwork and then she said to give her time to enter in the data. 1 hour later she called me over to review and I could not breathe...I thought I would owe, but I didn't.
In the hour that I was waiting for her to do my paperwork... I ended up calling work and asking for the shift off because I knew I could not take the chance of not making it.
I got an amazing refund, but then there was the policy that another person has to review the first person's work before I am considered done.
This took another 45 minutes. In that time I had a full blown panic attack. I think the stress of the day finally got to me.
When I was finally considered done with the taxes stuff....I could not breathe and I was instructed to go home and recuperate by a nice lady who was a nurse that was also getting her taxes done.
My nerves are a little shot, but I am doing alot better now.
I am grateful that I did not go to work...I do not think that I could have done a full shift of paperwork.
I am happy that I am getting a refund, but taxes suck. My anxiety is always worse with the unknown.
Right now I am worried that my taxes were not done correctly, but I will see if I get my refunds in the next 2 weeks. Otherwise I am going over there to inquire.
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