I have a pathological fear of filling out forms

Carry

I know, it's AH, but probably the right place to cheer me up.

I'm staring for days now at a form to reclaim about 500 euros, the people in that department even sent me a "how to do it" thingy.

Still, I'm sitting here and postpone the damn thing. It's like my brain doesn't allow my hands to write all the things I'm supposed to write, which are only facts not fiction.
And that despite me getting money out of it.

Same with filling out revenue forms (I'm self employed) or the flood (sorry) of water charge forms - or whatever.

It doesn't matter if I get or have to pay money, buerocratic forms just paralyse me, despite being usually very adept in my line of work.

Is there a trick or something to overcome this fear?
Anything to get me going on that bloody form.

kumate_champ07

if you fill out the form you get 500euro, what other incentive do you need?

The Adversary

What's the worst that could happen? you make a small mistake on a form. Not that much of a big deal.

One eyed Jack

Carry wrote: »

I know, it's AH, but probably the right place to cheer me up.

I'm staring for days now at a form to reclaim about 500 euros, the people in that department even sent me a "how to do it" thingy.

Still, I'm sitting here and postpone the damn thing. It's like my brain doesn't allow my hands to write all the things I'm supposed to write, which are only facts not fiction.
And that despite me getting money out of it.

Same with filling out revenue forms (I'm self employed) or the flood (sorry) of water charge forms - or whatever.

It doesn't matter if I get or have to pay money, buerocratic forms just paralyse me, despite being usually very adept in my line of work.

Is there a trick or something to overcome this fear?
Anything to get me going on that bloody form.

I ask my wife to fill out any forms and then all I have to do is sign my name.

Get someone else to do it OP, someone that enjoys that sort of thing.

endacl

One eyed Jack wrote: »

I ask my wife to fill out any forms and then all I have to do is sign my name.

Get someone else to do it OP, someone that enjoys that sort of thing.

Never, ever turn your back on someone that enjoys that sort of thing. Freaks.

Say Your Number

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYcZc62Gf6w

Robsweezie

endacl wrote:

Never, ever turn your back on someone that enjoys that sort of thing. Freaks.

A form filling fetish, that's a new one

PandaPoo

I put stuff like that off for as long as possible, sometimes it ends up being too late then when I eventually get around to it.

For me, it's usually a very important form and a sign that my depression is getting a bit out of control

Carry

The Adversary wrote: »

What's the worst that could happen? you make a small mistake on a form. Not that much of a big deal.

It is, though. It has to do with the Irish and German revenue.
The Irish revenue is, well, kind of unreliable, to put it friendly, the German revenue is, well, there is no friendly word for it.

Both try to screw anyone, basically. And trying to get forms stamped and approved in English and German by both revenues is something you might lose the will to live about.

Carry

kumate_champ07 wrote: »

if you fill out the form you get 500euro, what other incentive do you need?

You haven't seen the form, pages and pages of it.

NachoBusiness

When light goes down, I see no reason, for you to cry.
We've been through this before, in every time, in every season.
God knows I've tried, so please don't ask for more.
Can't you see it in my eyes? This might be our last goodbye!!!!!!!!!!!

Dont call me Shirley

Awh, bad form

JonEBGud

Procrastination costs.