[BleakGeek]

I was up to roughly $50000 before my family stepped in and took over everything. Now I'm not allowed to buy anything without approval. I hate myself and this mental illness!!!!

[THE16THDOCTOR]

Don't hate yourself impulsivity is part of our illness. The most I've ever spent in one episode was five grand. However I have difficult managing money bc I still have the impulse occasionally.

I bought an ex a car. He left me soon after. It was great! (Extreme sarcasm.)

Although I think he was borderline, so extra bad move. I think it strongly triggered him.

Im known for booking holidays and going on spur of the moment roadtrips. Luckily its never been too dire. And I always had fun! (Although ending up at strangers houses in another state for party drugs was not so smart)

[BleakGeek]

Originally Posted by ValentinaVVV

I bought an ex a car. He left me soon after. It was great! (Extreme sarcasm.)

Although I think he was borderline, so extra bad move. I think it strongly triggered him.

Holy Cow! You are generous! Did he give it back? I'm assuming not!

[BleakGeek]

Originally Posted by Supanova

Im known for booking holidays and going on spur of the moment roadtrips. Luckily its never been too dire. And I always had fun! (Although ending up at strangers houses in another state for party drugs was not so smart)

Wow! That would be scary!

[Hashi/bipolar mom]

My mom was here the past week and she is definitely bipolar but has never been treated. She hides it being in a cult like religion, being into herbs, etc. Her addiction was definitely shopping. Back in the 80's she would binge shop and racked up $25k in debt. At that time it was a big deal. There would be clothes hanging in the closet with tags still on them. She had to remortgage her house and pay it off. Now she is elderly and doesn't have money but it doesn't stop her compulsion for shopping, its just moved to Good Will and thrift stores. She goes to like 5-6 in a day. Seriously. Definitely we all have our things in mania, mine is drinking to much and risky behavior.

[Homeira]

Maxed out a credit card. Still paying it back, and the high interest is really becoming a problem...

[BipolaRNurse]

Spent my family into bankruptcy...twice.

I've done some reckless shopping with lump sums. I blew $65K on junk. I bought two sets of jumper cables when i don't have a car. They were just on sale, so i bought them. I blew another $30K on rock star clothes when my taste in clothes is more to the subtle-side.

It never got so bad that i was in debt tho. But with my 50th birthday looming and nothing saved for retirement i am getting worried.

I heard about one woman who bought 17 chainsaws!

[tipper1492]

Well it may be me with the highest spending. Bought land, 3,000 miles away from my home, in the Great Bear Rain Forest (Bella Coola, B. C.) + had a small cabin built, and then add thousand or two more for all kinds of gear, and know I spent $100,000. It was before I was diagnosed Bipolar at age of 61, and placed on medications that worked. Wife was (is maybe) very up set had I done it again, she would certainly divorce me. Only went up there 3 diff years in a row, & haven't been back in 3 yrs. Have no idea what is now there. We have been trying to sell it for years now, and hope to have a buyer come Oct ?? deadline guy is given by Realtor. Stories there much crazier. I no longer manage any of the monies. Smoked pot the Nuxalk Indians got me, and drank with them too. They liked beer, I drank Crown Royal.

[Fay1]

Originally Posted by Supanova

Im known for booking holidays and going on spur of the moment roadtrips. Luckily its never been too dire. And I always had fun! (Although ending up at strangers houses in another state for party drugs was not so smart)

Hi Supanova! If you don't mind me asking, when you went on these road trips how long would they last and would you make any contact with your family or friends during this time? One of my best friends has just taken off abroad and has been away for four months, closing down all his accounts and being uncontactable, I'm very worried about him! Any thoughts??

[emptyspace]

Bought 5 rooms worth of furniture for a studio apartment.
That was just the first time. Sh^t.
Don't ask about the second and the third.....

[pjcjr77]

My father, who is certainly an undiagnosed Bipolar 1, definitely engaged in this activity. Luckily never to the point of substantially damaging his and my mother's long term finances. At the age of 77 it seems like those days have stopped, which is very good.

I am diagnosed bipolar 2, and have been prone to spend at times, but not to the same degree. Thankfully I'm a bit cheap...I'm a CPA and that is about the only "accountant" thing about me. Really my spending is a bit controlled by a lot of anxiety, which has grown alot through the years. I do all kinds of planning when it comes to spending. Without my wife though, it would probably be a bit more uncontrolled.

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[ggtina]

Financially ruined my credit at a young age so now that i am in my 30's the worst i have done was 2000 worth of damage in a 2 hour period buying nonsense gaming stuff. In turn making my bank account go into the negative close to 700 dollars. I do however only live off of about 900 a month so that was rediculous for me to do. My income is changing drastically starting on the 1rst of this month and im afraid of my next manic episode so diligently taking my meds right now hoping to push it off for a while.

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Originally Posted by BleakGeek

Holy Cow! You are generous! Did he give it back? I'm assuming not!

No. It is OK. I loved him. I am sure he and his new family enjoy it.

[Wander]

My parents loaned me their record player as I am enthralled by the magnificent sound of vinyl. Problem was I only had one record from my childhood so in 24 hours I spent at least $1000 on records on line. They are still trickling in through the mail. Well at least I have a record collection...but soon no record player so there goes another few hundred dollars. I have also spent hundreds on iTunes. I am obsessed with music. This wouldn't be a big deal but I am on a very low income so I am really broke now. At least I don't have a credit card or I would be in big trouble. I

Previously I have sold all my possessions and gone backpacking around the world. I came back to nothing. No job, no house, no car...but the experience was worth it.

[sad-panda]

Not sure what it is but I've never had the urge to spend money or have much impulse at all. If it's one thing my anxiety and fear is good for it's stopping me from being risky I guess. I've had some urges to go on last minute trips or go somewherw by myself but I don't have any money to spend

[Shadesofdark]

Just finished up our second bankruptcy a few months ago....

ATM, Fighting the impulse to spend $1000 on a new rug.

[pjcjr77]

Originally Posted by Wander

My parents loaned me their record player as I am enthralled by the magnificent sound of vinyl. Problem was I only had one record from my childhood so in 24 hours I spent at least $1000 on records on line. They are still trickling in through the mail. Well at least I have a record collection...but soon no record player so there goes another few hundred dollars. I have also spent hundreds on iTunes. I am obsessed with music. This wouldn't be a big deal but I am on a very low income so I am really broke now. At least I don't have a credit card or I would be in big trouble. I

Previously I have sold all my possessions and gone backpacking around the world. I came back to nothing. No job, no house, no car...but the experience was worth it.

I have a bit over 600 CD's, around 500 vinyl albums, but not much virtual music. Luckily almost all my vinyl was second hand and pretty inexpensive for the most part. The hunt is always the best part. Also I gathered it over a pretty wide span of time.

The equipment though is where my spending really hits. I bought a pair of Marin Logan speakers and a very nice Cambridge Audio integrated amp at the same time....I couldn't really afford either and already had very nice equipment.

The only positive when it comes to my spending is that it's usually on hard durable assets that I can sell after the fact.

My biggest one was buying a very nice BMW 330i. I at least eventually got rid of it for what owed, so not too much harm.

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[Victoria'smom]

We've had our electric cut and evictions more than I can count.

[LettinG0]

Yeah.....two bankruptcies.......and everything maxed again......mine are not high dollar extravaganzas....just over-using credit cards and mis-managing what I do have.....

Now I am way past middle age and have no money or my own home....probably never will......it's the thing I hate the most about my particular brand of BP....

[gina_re]

This summer I'm still having a hard time trying to figure out where the money went. Luckily it wasn't too bad, maybe a few hundred. But before this my debt was ridiculous. I had to file for bankruptcy.

[WibblyWobbly]

I can't count all the money I've spent on shopping sprees-clothes, shoes, purses, arts/crafts supplies. I never really know where the money goes and I've been asked more than once if I'm a hoarder. My credit is horrible and my cards are constantly maxed out.

It's a horrible itch that I feel like I have to scratch. Luckily that has been greatly reduced with 1500mg of Lithium.