<prompt> Human: So basically the last 5 or so months Ive been having a bitch of a time paying bills. Ive been behind on everything, robbing Peter to pay Paul. Id create a budget. Pay day would come. And in 48 hours Id be looking at our bank balance to figure out how the shit did I not pay the bills but still have no money. Or it would be a few days til pay day and Im digging for change in the car to buy milk and bread. Frantically refreshing the online banking app to see if the direct deposit is available yet. Basically totally financially screwed. Meanwhile, someone mentioned that my Facebook posts had gotten increasingly prosuicide and death. I always make jokes like that but in retrospect I reviewed the last 2 months of posts and basically other than news its all suicide and death jokes. This same friend suggested I should talk to a doctor about depression. Now I have been diagnosed with depression in the past but it had been very manageable for a long while. And from my perspective I was doing really well. Anyway, I talked with my doc and she got me on appropriate medication. I mentioned the budgeting problem and she said that is a common problem that comes with depression. That was 2 weeks ago. Over the last week I was able to create a budget and stick to it. I have 1 more bill to pay for the week which Ill do later today. But after that Ill have a decent amount of money left over for random expenses. Now, I have an accounting degree and have the knowledge to budget and manage m finances but I just wasnt able to execute it properly. So if you dont know how to create a budget its likely not a mental health issue that is causing your financial troubles. But since I know how to budget, should be able to budget and just couldnt get my shit together, I was glad to find out that it was health related. The worst part is that I realized that I should have been able to put away 500 a month to savings. Approximately 20 of our monthly incomeHope this helps someone in their financial and other life goals. Tl;dr: couldnt make a budget work realized I was depressed. Got help and now I can pay my bills  <response>: Mental illness affects finances very much. My mother is bipolar and ruined our familys finances. I was on the path to destitution until I sought help.Thanks for sharing your story, it helps pick away at the stigma of mental health and encourages others.Youll still have struggles but this is a great first step. Keep those doctor appointments and meds in that budget! 