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Does anyone here experience Mania? Does it have an effect on your purchases?

Feb 21, 2012 1:17 PM

Do you find yourself buying multiples of items? Or do you simply purchase 1 of lots of things? Or do you (like me) find yourself falling in love with something you normally would have no interest in?
I once saw some yarn that I thought looked gorgeous and felt so very soft. I bought 3 or 4 pairs of knitting needles, a few crochet hooks, and about $50 or $60 in yarn. I apparently decided I needed one in nearly every color and every single rainbow combination. I decided I'd make everyone a scarf for Christmas! Did I mention I didn't even know how to knit or crochet? But I was absolutely in love with the whole idea.

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At the risk of sounding offensive, are you being treated for your bipolar disorder?

capitalggeek capitalggeek
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@capitalggeek: Not offensive at all. :) I am being treated, but I'm still all over the place. I'll go from being mesmerized by everything to completely disinterested and apathetic. And then a few weeks down the line I'll be mesmerized and full of pipe dreams and wonder all over again. Which of course leads me to spend my money on here, haha.

kllangellier kllangellier
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I had it so bad that I had to close all my accounts and deposit all money that comes to me into my wife's account that doesn't have my name on it.

Even though I'm on a fairly effective medication regimen, some of the symptoms still persist, one of them the manic spending.

Before I went bats**t crazy about 3 years ago, I had a six figure job. The week I got fired, I spent 2 weeks in airports, when my itinerary was 12 hours worth of flights and layovers.

Evidently, I was hanging out in one airport until I got bored with the shops and bars, then move onto the next. I was missing flights left and right and having to reschedule them.

After I got tired of the whole thing, I finally flew to work, where they sent me to the hospital for psychosis. I was pumped full of antipsychotics and tranqs and put on a bus home.

matt1976 matt1976
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The only reason that I know that any of this happened is from ATM and credit card statements, a pink slip, an ER bill and a 90 day stint in rehab.

I keep meaning to check my frequent flyer miles to see how many free flights I racked up. In flying from Cali to SLC, I managed to hit most of the major international airports in the nation.

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