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bad $ decisions when depressed?

penntucky
penntucky
Today at walmart the glued frame of my glasses came apart. Back in 2006, I received over $10,000 from being hit by a truck, but I blew through the money, probably from being major depression from putting my cat to sleep. And I long ago had optomitrists try to force contacts on me, so no eye exam when i had the insurance money.

Anybody else waste lots of money when they were in a bad depression?
deleted_user
deleted_user
yes, depression and anxiety can cause you to make bad decisions or no decisions at all. Try to find 3 -4 good friends who you can talk to before making large monetary decisions. Wishing you the best :)
deleted_user
deleted_user
When I'm really depressed, I tend to use "retail therapy" to feel better. Unfortunately, I'm on a fixed income so I don't have "extra" money for "retail therapy." I think you'll find plenty of people who use money to try to feel better. Unfortunately, it doesn't work.

Annie
deleted_user
deleted_user
I waste it trying to save it. I buy second hand stuff that in the end I need to replace or I couldn't had a new whatever for slightly more. Then I get so mad at myself for being stupid. Plus I trust that people would treat me as I would treat someone else so I believe whatever they tell me about the article. Which you'd think after being ripped off countless times I would learn that the vast majority of people are assholes and would sell you anything no matter how much they lie about it.
Sometimes I feel like saying that I shouldn't be allowed to spend money at all. When depressed I can't make good decisions. When I'm feeling great I feel too optimistic and over spend with my new passion and then it wears off and I have all the stuff for a project I have no idea why I was even interested in to begin with.