Posted by zenhussy on December 11, 2003, at 10:41:49
In reply to ?? about CYCLOTHYMIA and SHOPPING (addictions), posted by Notalis on December 11, 2003, at 4:03:53
http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/subs/20030903/msgs/269032.html ...I get this feeling in the pit of my stomach, almost a nausea telling me that the bottom of the barrel has been scraped, but does that stop the compulsion? Nooooo....
http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/psycho/20020516/msgs/368.html ...And the most frequent one; overspending. It seems under control now, but comes and goes from time to time....
http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/social/20020202/msgs/17830.html ...My judgement is definitely getting affected by my lack of sleep. I'm overspending....
http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/psycho/20031114/msgs/281197.html ...There is a HUGE diffrence between obsessively shopping and having a manic episode (bipolar disorder)....
http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/social/20011216/msgs/16001.html ...Some spending sprees, but not too out of control--mostly just on books and wine, nothing weird....
http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/psycho/20021109/msgs/1619.html ...And a view on DA [debtors anon.] ... I went to meetings when I lived in a different city, and it's not like other 12-step programs. The name is misleading - they also deal with things like underearning, misallocation of resources (such as spending money on CDs instead of paying your electricity bill), "time debting", insufficient saving and other stuff....
http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/social/20011216/msgs/16001.html ...Re: Anyone here cyclothymic?....
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