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Originally Posted by ishy
.... There was this one top I wanted to buy and she was like "you don't even like sequin tops!".
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Well, if your mom does know your style and said that, it could well be true that you're operating in manic mode! I have made OMG ridiculous choices when hypo. One thing in particular I almost kept just to remind myself how bad it can get. This thing was utterly ridiculous,
hideous and the complete opposite in style and color to
anything I'd be caught dead wearing! WTH was I thinking?! I wasn't! But ooooh how I craved it at the time (it was Ebay, which has been big trouble for me) It was actually two colors
both of which I hate. Good grief. There are many many other examples, but that one really took the cake.
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Originally Posted by AniManiac
... I got into this really intense clean-out mode inspired by The Minimalists. I got rid of literally hundreds of items, mostly clothes I can't wear anymore and didn't expect I could wear in the next year. So that was a good anti-shopping move. When I'm not manic, I'm pretty frugal about buying more stuff because the more stuff you have, the more space you need, and the more there is to take care of and store, plus clutter makes me feel very uncomfortable.
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Too funny. I do this too. Swing to both extremes. Either, I'm buying stuff or totally getting rid of things down to bare bones. Many's the time I've wanted to just throw (and I mean
throw!) stuff out on the curb, because I can't get rid of it fast enough. I've surmised 2 reasons. One, I've got a really strong anti-clutter streak and two, to get rid of the evidence(!) I have given
so much away just to get it out of sight. As for justifying purchases?
At the time it seems perfectly justified! Ha! There are two things that have helped me curb the hypo buying. One, having zippo money (and no credit card) and two, being
aware now that I do this. I never questioned it before. Now, if I catch it early, I try to question thoughts that run through my head (One in every color? Seriously? You wear 95% black! Aha, this is a clue. Stop now!)