10 Symptoms of Manic Depression
Symptom #4: Shopping Sprees
Spending money can be fun. Coming home with lots of new belongings is exciting, and it feels great to be able to give to other people. However, our finances tend to be limited so we need to be mindful of how much shopping we do. Most of us are reasonably sensible when it comes to spending, but it can easily get out of control for people with manic depression.
During periods of mania, spending inhibitions can disappear. Because everything feels good and is believed to continue to feel good, spending money is also fine since everything will be ok. Unfortunately, when they don’t have anything left to spend they may even turn to loans they can’t repay to buy what they want. They will gladly buy lavish, expensive items for themselves and for others, regardless of whether or not they can afford to.
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