((Martina)) Im bipolar and used to shop like a mad woman. I would bring a two inch thick pile of receipts to the Dr. just to prove that something was wrong. When I started on medication, this uncontrollable urge to shop stopped. I hate taking medication too, and surely didnt appreciate the label BP but I hated being out of control even more. Im not saying you are bipolar as well, but just that the behavior is not normal and can be controlled by meds in my case.