Hi janey Blue,

Spending money is like a turn on when your manic isn't it? At least that's how it is for me. The same goes for any kind of spending, gambling etc. However, I spend funds that we don't have and later hid what I buy. I feel guilt afterwards and the thrill is then gone. That is until the next manic or hypomanic time. I don't let my husband know what I do or he would leave me I know for sure as he already warned me not to gamble or overspend anymore. These are just some of the risky behaviors that goes along with my bipolar illness. My pdoc thinks now I have a gambling problem, which maybe I do. I don't know.