"John Kuthe" > wrote in message
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> On Friday, July 14, 2017 at 4:12:16 PM UTC-5, Janet wrote:
>> In article >,
>> says...
>> >
>> > On Friday, July 14, 2017 at 7:36:08 AM UTC-5, Dave Smith wrote:
>> > ...
>> > > That is what happened to my bipolar cousin. We tried to talk her
>> > > into
>> > > letting us use her inheritance to set up a trust fund so that she
>> > > could
>> > > stay on her disability pension. Nope. She wanted to get off welfare
>> > > and
>> > > take care of herself. She blew the money on a cottage with a wood
>> > > burning furnace near North Bay. She lost it. Now she is back to
>> > > living
>> > > in a crappy apartment and it took a long time to get her welfare
>> > > reinstated.
>> > ...
>> >
>> > My Bipolarness is well controlled with the Seroquel I take every night
>> > before bed, thank you very much!
>>
>> Your current posting strongly suggests you're in an uncontrolled
>> manic phase of the disorder.
>>
>> http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Bipolar.../Symptoms.aspx
>>
>> The manic phase of bipolar disorder may include:
>>
>> feeling very happy, elated or overjoyed
>> talking very quickly
>> feeling full of energy
>> feeling self-important
>> feeling full of great new ideas and having important plans
>> being easily distracted
>> being easily irritated or agitated
>> being delusional, having hallucinations and disturbed or illogical
>> thinking
>> not feeling like sleeping
>> not eating
>> doing things that often have disastrous consequences ? such as
>> spending large sums of money on expensive and sometimes unaffordable
>> items "
>>
>> Pretty much sums you up.
>>
>> Janet.
>
> But the things I've put large soms of money towards have NOT led to
> disastrous consequence!
>
> John Kuthe...

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