I've done the unneeded purchasing thing more times than I can count. It's the disease. When I'm hypo, I don't care about the money I spend. I want what I want, and I want it now. I spend hours and hours on Amazon and eBay, just looking for something to buy. Last year, during an extended phase of hypo, I bought myself into 4 grand worth of debt, because of Bill Me Later, an online credit card I have since cancelled. I've had to cancel ALL my credit cards, but I made the mistake of opening a store card with Amazon (they were offering a $40 credit just for applying). So now I have another debt I have to pay off.

My T has me searching Pinterest instead of the stores, as you can't buy anything from there. It has helped, as I saw several ways of making Christmas gifts at a low cost, but then I found funny T shirts on Amazon and am getting them by rationalizing that I need some new shirts anyway (Which I do, but I should be waiting until January when I have the money.)

You aren't alone!