Whenever I talk about compulsive buying and get the feeling, either from some nonverbal cue or from what my listener actually says, that he or she just doesn’t see the dangers, I cringe. “That’s an addiction?” one asks. “Are there really that many people who do this?” queries another. “It’s not serious like an eating… Continue reading Compulsive Buying Disorder Can Be Deadly
Category: Compulsive Buying
Treatment for Brain-Injury Related Compulsive Buying May Hold Promise for Other Overshoppers
Compulsive buying can be uncontrollable, especially if it’s a result of brain injury that affects brain circuitry associated with impulse, desire, will, and restraint. According to Dr. Max Gomez in a recent CBS report, this connection was first made when a drug called Nuedexta, which is FDA approved to treat uncontrollable laughter or crying after a… Continue reading Treatment for Brain-Injury Related Compulsive Buying May Hold Promise for Other Overshoppers
Can Ethical Clothing Help Transform Your Relationship with Shopping?
“I have never been addicted to shopping. And yet I am all too familiar with the overwhelmingly strong pull followed by disgust and self-hatred, with the guilt, with the complete lack of joy in what I consumed.” So begins Emma’s guest post on Recovering Shopaholic, “Can Ethical Clothing Transform Your Relationship with Shopping?” When peoples’ shopping… Continue reading Can Ethical Clothing Help Transform Your Relationship with Shopping?
Is An Addiction To Shopping Ruining Your Marriage?
Can you relate to this man’s story? He is a stay at home dad with a good part time job. He has three kids and has been married for over 20 years. He’s had an addiction to shopping for just as long. She makes most of the money and he’s racked up a “mountain of debt.”… Continue reading Is An Addiction To Shopping Ruining Your Marriage?
How Many Clothes are Enough?
It’s fairly easy to find out how much is too much when it comes to clothes. Overflowing closets and overstuffed drawers that are impossible to shut are a pretty good clue! But when you’re a recovering shopaholic, downsizing your wardrobe can be the hardest part. For many people, it can seem like having more clothes… Continue reading How Many Clothes are Enough?
Be the One to Stop Shopping Addiction
Can’t help shopping, but need to stop? What is there to do to quit this habit? In the words of a former shopping addict “it all starts with you.” Admit to yourself you have a problem. The piles of unused items in your house are probably already trying to tell you this. Many people justify… Continue reading Be the One to Stop Shopping Addiction
Shopping Addiction: Avoidance Behavior
If you’re a shopping addict and a procrastinator, these two activities are probably linked. Think about when you indulge in your shopping addiction. Is it when you’re particularly stressed out about something? Avoidance behavior is the more clinical term for procrastination; it’s what we do to avoid something stressful. Maybe you’re doing online shopping when… Continue reading Shopping Addiction: Avoidance Behavior
Shopaholic No More Voted #1 Blog for Compulsive Shoppers
With so many sites available to help the millions of Americans suffering from shopping addiction, we are very proud to announce that Shopaholic No More has been named the number one site for shopaholics by badcredit.org! We’re approaching the 4,000 followers’ mark, which makes us almost twice as turned-to as other popular blogs for sufferers… Continue reading Shopaholic No More Voted #1 Blog for Compulsive Shoppers
Lexapro and Compulsive Shopping
Many people who suffer from shopaholism do so as a result of other mental problems, particularly depression. Lexapro, the drug which is not uncommonly prescribed by doctors to treat severe depression and generalized anxiety disorder, might have a positive correlation to a reduction in compulsive shopping. A study by eHealthMe used FDA reports of over… Continue reading Lexapro and Compulsive Shopping
Does Your Husband Know about Your Shopping Addiction?
Many married women who suffer from shopping addiction have worked out strategies of hiding their purchases from their husbands. While you might be able to justify a thousand dollar handbag to yourself as an “investment,” chances are hubby won’t see it that way. Do you find yourself doing things like taking tags off new items… Continue reading Does Your Husband Know about Your Shopping Addiction?