u/Advanced_Nature_2661

so at the start of the year me and my partner realised we have bed bugs. we've seen them and been bit by them. we paid £250 for an exterminator which is a lot of money for us as we're 19 living off one paycheck and benefits. it didn't work. we've bought a diy kit to do at home because we can't afford another exterminator. i already have terrible anxiety to the point i feel bugs in and on my skin all the time and this has made my anxiety sky rocket. i feel so disgusting and disappointed in myself that i let us get infected with bed bugs, idk when or how we got them (we moved into this apartment complex 8 months ago). we haven't told our landlord yet because I'm scared of being evicted and idk what to do. I'm sick of living like this and it's only been 4 months of it. its even made my insomnia worse, i wake up 5 times a night sometimes and only get less than 6 hours sleep because I'm too scared to be in bed. i can't post the diy treatment we have ordered for some reason but il try do it in the comments.