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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 743715" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>Bipolar MANIA includes psychosis. It has nothing to do with intelligence. Mania is where the idea of spending money with bipolar comes from. In a psychotic manic state one can spend every fime he has, rob a bank and expect to get off free, or undress in public and dance. Often the person feels untouchable in that overly happy, psychotic state of mind. Full blown psychotic mania spawns outrageous behavior that the person would not think of doing when not manic. Many times mania is triggered when a person forgets to take his medication. Then the mania starts yo spiral out of control.</p><p></p><p>Most people diagnosed with bipolar have lesser forms of bipolar and may not get fully manic or can even be misdiagnosed. If you are not in a state of psychotic mania you dont go crazy spending money. I have had a few hypo manic incidents (mini highs) and felt quite good but was totally rational and didnt do anything crazy. Of course, like all people, especially drug addicts, someone with not full mania can go on spending sprees. Bankruptcy courts are full of those who cant manage money and certainly not all are mentally ill.</p><p></p><p>Full blown mania I hear feels great and people tend to do irrational things in such a state and often end up in the hospital or jail as they can not be controlled.</p><p></p><p>On the payee issue I was the payee and guardian for my autistic son until he no longer needed a guardian. The court removed me in a cordial hearing with his case manager. But the Judge and Case Manager felt he still needed help with his bills. He can do the math easily, but is very impulsive with his money and so far spends too much of it. He is working on this as he doesnt want a payee. Will he get there? He tries but the impulsivity.....</p><p></p><p>I asked that he have a public payee as starting next year my husband and I will be traveling in our RV for several months in the winter and just wont be available year round. Also want him to be used to depending on community services as we cant live forever. He is on SSI but works too part time. His payee fee was waived. It would have been $45 month.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 743715, member: 1550"] Bipolar MANIA includes psychosis. It has nothing to do with intelligence. Mania is where the idea of spending money with bipolar comes from. In a psychotic manic state one can spend every fime he has, rob a bank and expect to get off free, or undress in public and dance. Often the person feels untouchable in that overly happy, psychotic state of mind. Full blown psychotic mania spawns outrageous behavior that the person would not think of doing when not manic. Many times mania is triggered when a person forgets to take his medication. Then the mania starts yo spiral out of control. Most people diagnosed with bipolar have lesser forms of bipolar and may not get fully manic or can even be misdiagnosed. If you are not in a state of psychotic mania you dont go crazy spending money. I have had a few hypo manic incidents (mini highs) and felt quite good but was totally rational and didnt do anything crazy. Of course, like all people, especially drug addicts, someone with not full mania can go on spending sprees. Bankruptcy courts are full of those who cant manage money and certainly not all are mentally ill. Full blown mania I hear feels great and people tend to do irrational things in such a state and often end up in the hospital or jail as they can not be controlled. On the payee issue I was the payee and guardian for my autistic son until he no longer needed a guardian. The court removed me in a cordial hearing with his case manager. But the Judge and Case Manager felt he still needed help with his bills. He can do the math easily, but is very impulsive with his money and so far spends too much of it. He is working on this as he doesnt want a payee. Will he get there? He tries but the impulsivity..... I asked that he have a public payee as starting next year my husband and I will be traveling in our RV for several months in the winter and just wont be available year round. Also want him to be used to depending on community services as we cant live forever. He is on SSI but works too part time. His payee fee was waived. It would have been $45 month. [/QUOTE]
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