Recently diagnosed with Bipolar at 43, in retrospect I've been for at least 20 years.

After one serious bout of overspending where I blew through over $100K generated by a house sale, I subconsciously developed a new system for my "need to shop."

Only at thrift stores, and
never spend more than $70 (don't ask me why),
keep the receipts in case I need to return or exchange (yay me!)

and AVOID online shopping, bidding sites at ALL costs. Need I also add that the serious spending spree led me to my first bankruptcy? I learn through experience :