So, another obsession...

[TULIPgirl]

Hi everybody,
i haven't posted in a while, but i've been reading other people's posts...

This is a really crazy obsession that I've been having, and I don't know how to deal with it. It has to do with my taxes. The government owed me quite a bit of money this year, but after filing I found out I'd made a small mistake (about $180), which would have changed my refund slightly. I didn't alter it (I'd already filed), but I didn't cash my refund either b/c of that little bit of money. But I can't get it out of my head; I have this urge to go back and file a correction, because I did it wrong and shouldn't have recieved quite as much money as I did. (and it's not like I'm planning to cash the check, either.) So I feel like I'm going crazy. Help!

 

[picassoui]

Hi everybody,
i haven't posted in a while, but i've been reading other people's posts...

This is a really crazy obsession that I've been having, and I don't know how to deal with it. It has to do with my taxes. The government owed me quite a bit of money this year, but after filing I found out I'd made a small mistake (about $180), which would have changed my refund slightly. I didn't alter it (I'd already filed), but I didn't cash my refund either b/c of that little bit of money. But I can't get it out of my head; I have this urge to go back and file a correction, because I did it wrong and shouldn't have recieved quite as much money as I did. (and it's not like I'm planning to cash the check, either.) So I feel like I'm going crazy. Help!

regarding this obsession if you can go back and do the right thing then that would be great if it is too late to do so then you must find another way to deal with it ..

now normally speaking giving into compulsions is not a good thing though i do it every day ...but in this case i think maybe you should ...

 

[TULIPgirl]

yeah, maybe, the thing is that I'm not sure what to do. I mean, I'm a very conscientious person, and if it was a large amount of money we're talking about here I would of course change it right away. But we're talking maybe 20 dollars difference in my taxes here. Would it be silly to change it now?

 

[gracealone]

Hi Tulip,
You didn't do it on purpose. I do think the OCD is blowing it way out of proportion. If you just can't let it go I would go ahead and cash the check and then write the IRS a letter explaining your mistake with a $20 check made out to the United States Treasury. Then just forget it. Balls in their court then - right?
OCD demands perfection sometimes doesn't it?
Mitzi