Typical for Mania. So many of us do the "Retail Therapy" thing while manic. When I am really manic and don't want to screw up our finances, I give my husband my credit card. I see so many things online that I want at the time, and when I get them after I have calmed down a lot, I realize that I did not need those items.

I don't have enough cash on hand to by much so my "Retail Therapy" days are over unfortunately, and it drives me nuts when I cannot buy anything while in a hypo or manic state.