Manic spending
I haven’t posted in this subreddit in a while and I guess that’s because I’ve felt very in control of my symptoms. I’ve been medicated for just over 3 years and even when I’m having issues they’re recognizable to me and I’m able to reflect and correct on my own, which is huge. But. Recently my spending is completely out of control, and I’m feeling really bad about myself. Idk why I’m going into these spells. I start buying myself stuff and I spend faster than my bank account updates. Sometimes I can make returns and repair the situation, sometimes I can’t. Spending is so extreme it does cause huge problems to the rest of my finances so it’s bad enough to where I’m spending outside of my means completely.
Does anyone else relate? How do you exercise control? I’ve never been good with money to begin with and never had an example of responsible spending but I do know better. Any ‘hacks’ or tricks that help you gain control over manic or emotional spending episodes? I hate myself right now.