Thankyou all for the many replies.You have offered valuable support as well as things to ponder and I am appreciative of it.

One of you offered a litmus test of questions to ask myself. I indeed took these into consideration and some of the context stood out. Is my other behaviour changing? Nope. The things I have purchased, namely clothing, are in fact of my usual style - not drawing attention to myself and certainly not outlandish. These clothing items are merely new versions of my present style. Very very good question though as in past manic episodes I very much have drawn attention to my appearance to the extent of tattooing myself and having some pretty wild hair.

I have an upcoming appointment booked with a psychologist (until now I have only been seeing a psychiatrist). This is all part of the requirements of my Disability pay-out from Veteran's Affairs. I am quite sure this is going to come up. I suppose I ought to be bringing it up myself.