<prompt> Human: Has this happened to anyone before? Why is my anxiety increasing instead of diminishing now that im starting to tackle the debt  <response>: This happened to me. I woke up one day with 8k in CC debt and realized that until that point - I didnt care. I begun caring, changed my entire lifestyle, and paid it off in 8 months. As time went on, and the debt went down, I began to feel just like you are feeling now. When it was gone, It was relieving but I still had no idea what to do from there on out. I decided to continue living like I was paying off debt, and the result was a healthy 401krothEFund growth and my excitement is building. Im starting to feel the same rushimpatience when I see my numbers go higher that I felt when I would see my numbers go lower. 