Denial is a common characteristic of shopping addiction. Sometimes you might even have an “emotional blackout,” and find yourself bringing home items you do not remember buying. But if you do recognize shopaholic behavior in yourself, there are some things you can try to curb your addiction. It sounds simple, but writing a shopping list… Continue reading Preventing Shopping Binges
Author: Carrie Rattle
Carrie Rattle is a Principal at BehavioralCents.com, a website for women focused on mind and money behaviors. She has worked in the financial services industry for 20+ years and hopes to inspire women to better prepare themselves for financial independence.
Shopping Addiction? There Is Help
Dr. David Tolin is founder and director of the Anxiety Disorders Center and serves in a number of other capacities at the Institute of Living. He hosts a new television show called “My Shopping Addiction,” which airs on the Oxygen Network Mondays at 11pm. He has appeared on Oprah and Oz, and has some words… Continue reading Shopping Addiction? There Is Help
Recognizing Spending Addiction
Do you find yourself trying to buy happiness, admiration, acceptance, or empowerment? Does spending money help you chase away your troubles, even though you know that your overspending habits will catch up with you one day? These are all symptoms of a spending addiction. Just like with any other behavioral addiction, the performance of a… Continue reading Recognizing Spending Addiction
Signs You Could Be Addicted
There are clear signs that you might be addicted, which apply to anything from shopping to alcohol, according to Dr Ronald McCoy, Royal Australian College of General Practitioners spokesman. Dr. McCoy states the main thing to watch out for is organizing your life around your addiction. You also find that the more you have, the more you… Continue reading Signs You Could Be Addicted
Compulsive Hoarding and Shopping
It seems like hoarding is getting a lot of media attention recently, with shows like TLC’s Hoarding: Buried Alive and the Hoarders shows on A&E. While popular television tends to sensationalize, the amount of air-time dedicated to this serious problem has the potential for positive outcomes. As blogger Kristin Bell suggests, these shows might alert… Continue reading Compulsive Hoarding and Shopping
Parkinson’s Disease Itself Does Not Increase Risk of Gambling, Shopping Addiction
In a recent issue of Neurology, published by the American Academy of Neurology, research was sited which indicates that Parkinson’s disease itself doesn’t increase the likelihood of impulse problems such as compulsive gambling or shopping addiction, turning the focus of research to the medications people take for the disease. Previously it was known that people… Continue reading Parkinson’s Disease Itself Does Not Increase Risk of Gambling, Shopping Addiction
Can a Shopping Addiction be Addressed Through Intervention?
A huge impediment to dealing with shopping addiction, and other technological addictions, is that there is little research on the effectiveness of interventions in dealing with shopping, internet or video obsessions. That said, there are programs that can help shopping addicts, and getting a loved one into such programs is an important first step toward… Continue reading Can a Shopping Addiction be Addressed Through Intervention?
Are You Addicted to Online Shopping?
For many people, online shopping is a convenient way to shop. For others, though, it’s an easy method to become addicted to. In a recent survey, people were asked why online shopping could become an addiction. Some of the reasons they listed include: Easy to use non-cash payment methods which encourage impulse purchases. People who… Continue reading Are You Addicted to Online Shopping?
Experimental Analysis of the Relationship Between Depressed Mood and Compulsive Buying
Compulsive shopping is a dire issue which has not been investigated sufficiently. A recent study looked at 18 compulsive buyers compared to a 17-person control group. The proposed hypothesis was that the shopaholics would have enhanced memory of appealing consumer objects if they were made to feel depressed. Interestingly, when examined, the control group had stronger… Continue reading Experimental Analysis of the Relationship Between Depressed Mood and Compulsive Buying
Partners in Crime: How Who You Shop With Affects Your Shopping Behavior
It’s interesting to note that who you shop with can affect how you shop. Jill Chivers, a recovering shopaholic, recently experienced first hand how a friend can affect shopping behavior and why. She and her friend, who is currently dealing with a shopping problem, had gone to lunch and afterward her friend expressed a desire… Continue reading Partners in Crime: How Who You Shop With Affects Your Shopping Behavior