I went into a drugstore to buy a notebook and came out with $132 worth of paper, pens, and erasers. There was no question in my mind (after the fact) that it was due to mania. I also realized, conclusively, that the $7000 I was trying to spend on Oriental rugs for a home I no longer lived in, was also due to my mania. (And, for the record, do I have $7000 to spend on anything??? Pfffttt......not in this lifetime.)