is it possible for a bipolar gets crazy idea and keep doing it?

hello,

i got a friend who was diagnosed with BD2.
she turn to 18 years old this year.

is it true that she could develop huge urges for shopping and sex during her hypomanic episode?

she doing sex for money with strangers or anybody willing to pay her, she keeps wants more money for her to go shopping spree, she started doing this since last year when she was 17.

she taking meds regularly, but keep doing it.

is it possible she got the idea to do it during her hypomanic episode but started to like it and keep doing it?

i was shocked when she agreed for unprotected sex for some amount of money. i tried to stop her, talking about STDs and stuff, but she not going to stop.
she also said this is her choice and had nothing to do with her disorder.

any idea what i could do to stop her to become full time prostitute? or before she catches any of those STDs.

her family dont know she doing this kind of things. and i dont want to betray her trust.

(hypo)mania can increase your spending habits and your sex drive but at least for me it's temporary. She may not be able or want to stop. The best thing you can do is encourage her to go to therapy. I'm sorry you're seeing your friend down this path. Is she on birth control?

she not on birth control.
she did **** sex, she never did vaginal sex, but she told me she got an offer for vaginal sex, she always told me about her deal and a lot of offer that hard for her to refuse.

i told her to tell her psychiatrist on her next appointment, she got an appointment every 2 months. she afraid her parents would know if she told anybody else including her therapist, her parents was very conservative and kinda harsh for this kind of stuff. even me sometime feels her parents was a little bit too harsh specially her father.

As for her actions?? is it all just Bipolar ?? Of course it could be or maybe it’s just something she’s into. Not every action is because of Bipolar.

My advice ? be her friend and keep encouraging her to go to see her doctor and Therapist.

Meanwhile take care of yourself.