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Originally Posted by VenusHalley
... they say abnormal spending is a symptom of the manic phase... well, I do spend, but not to get myself in the debt.... is it really the mental illness, or is it just me being... a girly girl who likes clothes and make-up and stuff?
... so is it me or are these just symptoms?
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For me it comes down to:
is it OK with you that you spend at the level you do?
-- If not, but something still stops you from cutting back, that would be the place to look for a problem.
-- Suppose your current level of spending
is OK with you but you're concerned that your sense of "OK" might be off somehow. Well, then -- do you maintain the same general level of spending and sense of OK-ness over the long haul and still survive financially? In that case, you must be doing
something right and you couldn't be
too crazy.
Have we left any stone unturned? Maybe. In the title of this thread you ask about being lazy and/or irresponsible. Calling yourself names like that -- now
that, I see as a problem!
