Have you ever benefited from a manic purchase?

BeyondtheRainbow · May 15, 2018, 02:33 PM

2 very sweet and beloved kittens. Funny thing was that I got them just before therapy and didn't have time to take them home so I took them to therapy. My therapist loved cats so she let me bring them in and we did therapy sitting on the floor playing with them.

That was the day I asked if I had bipolar..........

Row Jimmy · May 15, 2018, 04:55 PM

I think I bought my Strat when I was manic.......or it was my 11th midlife crisis. I'm not sure. Anyway, I still like it. It gives me peace when I have time to play.

Sometimes psychotic · May 15, 2018, 08:47 PM

Yes, my iPad and iPhone.....love them.....

amicus_curiae · May 15, 2018, 10:37 PM

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Originally Posted by bluebicycle

So I found a manic purchase I made 3 years ago. It was an acoustic guitar (an expensive one at that) that I've never touched. I found the guitar yesterday at my parents' house and decided I'd learn how to play it before thinking about selling it. I do have a musical background (been playing other instruments since 9 years old and now I'm 27), so I can read music and I understand music theory.

What about you?

Difficult to say.

I usually end up wearing clothes that I buy, but the ‘multiples’ go into my storage closet (two Apple pens, two Mont Blanc pens, etc.). Most of the stuff was stolen during 5 burglaries last year.

I bought a lot of heavy-duty kitchen stuff that I never opened. Packed away in the storage closet.

I’ll buy anything if I can convince myself that I “need” the items. Even when I know that I’m overspending, incurring real-time debt.

amicus_curiae · May 15, 2018, 11:17 PM

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Originally Posted by *Laurie*

I was manic in February. I was offered a credit card and bought a bunch of items online. I spent $400 for stuff that turned out to be useless to me, except for a $30 set of paint pens, which are wonderful. Now I owe over 400$ and have no way to pay it. I'm very upset about the whole thing.

I spent $400 for two (badly tailored) suits, $600 for two new shirts, $300 for a new pen and just ordered a pair of $295 reading glasses.

I didn’t have a way to pay $70,000 in credit card debt. No one could get a judgment on me as my income is almost 100% from SSDI. I’m gonna do the bankruptcy thing next year.

Tucson · 02:22 AM

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Originally Posted by key tones

I bought a new, expensive keyboard. The thing is, I already had one.

Hypomania is fun!

I agree. This reminds me. In the past I have purchased a studio keyboard and several synths. I have not used them since. One of the synths was new for $3000. Another was $1400. And another for $1300. The keyboard was the cheapest at $1200. There are other used synths that I collected which cost thousands more. I even purchased expensive software to use with my synths, including extra hardware. This cost me another at least $1200. All this happened on two buying sprees. I do not know if I will ever get to using them.

For some reason I like having them. Strange. Maybe one of these days I will get music lessons so I can play them intelligently. I would really like to do this. Ocassionally I will set one up to tinker with. Then I put it back in storage for another year. I do like collecting stuff that I rarely use. But at those times it was allot of fun purchasing them.

Do you want to see my collection of synths? I have allot to show you.

May 16, 2018, 03:49 AM

The only things I can think of are tickets from Taiwan to Hong Kong and on to Thailand. The experiences were ones significant in my life that eventually led to meeting my husband.

emgreen · May 16, 2018, 04:00 AM

That hooker from Minneapolis. She blew my mind...& other things. (JUST KIDDING!!!

)...I was up at 3:30 again. My mind wanders into strange territory when I have trouble sleeping...

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