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When credit monitoring becomes compulsive after identity theft

I monitor my credit obsessively because identity theft destroyed my life once and I cannot relax even though I know the vigilance is making me miserable.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Past financial trauma can create hypervigilance that provides some control but at the cost of peace and spontaneity.

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“Where Are You with Credit and creditworthiness?”

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