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Are you a shopaholic?
Dressing sharp and looking good certainly can improve our confidence and give us the boost we need to go after success. But when do we become too reliant on the clothes, the CDs, and the other must-have purchases to feel good about ourselves? What are the warning signs and the shopping patterns of a shopaholic?
Here are some classic shopping addiction behaviours:
- spending a significant amount of time shopping and spending
- having an excuse for each shopping excursion and every purchase item
- feeling on top of the world after a purchase only to sink into guilt and shame when the high wears off
- being unable to stop shopping even though it is hurting loved ones
If these situations sound very familiar, it may be time to think about whether you may have a shopping addiction or may be on your way to developing a shopping problem.
In addition to the types of behaviour mentioned above, some warning signs of shopping addiction include:
- not being able to limit purchases to specific items but having the compulsion to buy more
- owning a closet-full of never-worn items with the price tags still intact
- shopping whenever you need a pick-me-up or when you're down, angry, or afraid
- keeping purchases and shopping a secret from your parents or your spouse
- spending more and more time thinking about shopping and acting on it
- going into debt because of shopping and not being able to stop
- having shopkeepers ask that you no longer shop at their stores
The everyday sufferer of a shopping addiction experiences anxiety, guilt, and distress. At the end of the day, people with a shopping addiction are not any happier after an excursion than they were before.
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