What is compulsive shopping and spending? People who believe that if they shop they will feel better. It usually occurs when a person feels depressed, lonely and angry.
How can you tell if you are a compulsive shopper? Shopoholics go out and buy, to get a high, or get a "rush" just like a drug or alcohol addict. Shopping addiction tends to affect more women than men. They often buy things they do not need. Holiday seasons can trigger shopping binges among those who are not compulsive the rest of the year. Many shopping addicts go on binges all year long and may be compulisve about buying certain items, such as shoes, kitchen items or clothing; some will buy anything.
Women with this compulsive disorder often have racks of clothes and possessions with the price tags still attached which have never been used. They will go to a shopping mall with the intention of buying one or two items and come home with bags and bags of purchases. In some cases shopololics have an emotional "black out" and do not remember even buying the articles. If their family or friends begin to complain about their purchases, they will often hide the things they buy. They are often in denial about the problem. They sometimes attempt to hide their problem by taking on an extra job to pay for bills.
Abstract taken from http://www.indiana.edu/~engs/hints/shop.html
Damn it. Doesnt all these sound familiar??!?! Oh, and does anyone know of any method and means to sell off clothes that are in damn good condition but you kinda dont like and wont wear them anymore? I seriously need to clear my wardrobe and earn back a portion of those wasted dough. Impulse shopping is BAD!!
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Lifelong retail therapy sessions ha ha ha
