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Shopping can be a drag for some and fun for others but for someone who is addicted to shopping it is neither. The compulsive shopper experiences all the general symptoms associated with addiction.
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People who shop for the "high" it gives them suffer from obsessive
thoughts about spending when they are not actually acting it out. Their
behavior when shopping has a compulsive quality to it. It feels
uncontrollable. Their failure to control their spending impacts
detrimentally on all other aspects of their lives.
Compulsive shoppers believe that shopping will make them feel better.
They often shop when they feel depressed, lonely, bored or angry.
Shopping offers a palliative for their suffering. While they are
spending they experience the kind of euphoria that is similar to the
"high" induced by drugs.
While they are on this "high" they tend to spend outrageous amounts of
money on things that they don't need. Their closets are full of items
still bearing their tags. The "high" comes with the spending, not with
the enjoyment of what is purchased.
Because they lose their ability to buy within their means they are
constantly in financial trouble and often dogged by collection
agencies. When the "high" of shopping dissipates they are left with the
guilt and shame so characteristic of the addiction cycle. The guilt and
shame may contain the urge for a short while but ultimately it leads to
the need to alleviate the bad feelings through another bout of spending.
Relationships, jobs and financial obligations suffer as the uncontrolled spending leads the addict deeper and deeper into debt.
There are a number of established organizations that provide help and
support for those struggling with a shopping addiction. Compulsive
spending is often coupled with other addictive behaviors so working
with the right kind of professional help along with the support of a
self-help group is the most effective treatment.
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christina
posted: 2006-04-21 09:18:43
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Hey i think its alright to have this addiction as long as you know when to stop and dont go bankrupt. My stepmom as this so called addiction, and trust me she has alot o clothes but she can stop herself. its okay plus if you need help have somone budget your money!:)
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Brooke
posted: 2006-05-09 17:04:06
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i have had a shopping addiction now for 6 years.it is only now that i habve started to get help.it all started with a divorce with my parents, then my Father giving me an allowance,is where it started..i became dependant on him..now i have built up more and more spending habits.He gave me about 30 dollars a week at the start (6 years ago)and i realised i was out of cntrol when i couldnt even survive on 3000 dolars a month, 1000 a week(right now)It became obsessive and i became ashamed, i would cut labels off clothes and hide reciepts,cancel bank statements being sent to my house and i would constantly obsess over clothes shoes and accessories, and expensive jewellery, i would hide the fact that i bought 17 of the same tee shirt, all diffrent colours and then i would buy clothes giving me a temporary high for a few days.i knew i had a problem when i starrted to find hundreds of shopping bags under my bed, in my wardrobe, with some dresses and skirts in them, still the same way in their tissue paper, unworn with tags on.seriously, i lived a lifestyle i couldnt afford to keep.My father still doesnt mind, but im setting myself up for a big dissapointment whern i am older and my boyfriend has helped me to control my obsession,for those who have this problem, there is a way to get out of it,suopport and love is a good start, and i suppose the hand of God.
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searchself
posted: 2006-05-12 22:11:31
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Overshopping, Shopping Addiction
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I am a psychologist and I specialize in working with overshoppers. I see that a lot of you are looking for help. I invite you to consult my website www.stoppingovershopping.com
April Lane Benson, Ph.D.
Editor, I Shop, Therefore I Am: Compulsive Buying and the Search for Self
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Scott
posted: 2006-08-08 16:55:09
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All addictions come from the need for love. It is a evil spirit and needs to be repented and cast out. It doesn't happen the first time either. Addictions come out of rejection, unloving(where you can't give love or receive love),jealousy and envy. These are all evil spirits. I challenge you to seek them out in the bible. The only way to get out of addictions is to know how much God loves you. It is in the bible look for it. Go tyo the above website for help.
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Joseph
posted: 2009-01-07 09:39:55
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Christina.
It's an addiction.
YOU CANNOT JUST QUIT.
However it seems like you can just quit thinking with your brain. Sure it is a shopping addiction, but asides from your obvious "material" mind set, you would think it is just like drinking soda pop.
One is good but two is better.
No. Once you start you cannot stop, just like drugs.
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