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
Category: Compulsive Buying
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
Shopping Addiction Statistics
Shopping addictions can be different from other addictions, in that the line between normal behavior and addictive behavior may not only be a fine one, but hard to spot. Additionally, the signs of addiction can even exist to a certain extent before a full on addiction develops. For example, a recent survey finds that over 30… Continue reading Shopping Addiction Statistics
Curb Compulsive Spending Habits
Compulsive spending comes from deeper psychological issues combined with a lack of good money management. Even the most materialistic people can avoid racking up the credit card debt with good money management. Shopaholics use spending as a way to soothe their anxieties and problems instead of facing them directly. Credit cards make such retail therapy… Continue reading Curb Compulsive Spending Habits
Lying About Your Shopping Habits to the People You Love
When your spending is out of control, it can wear you down emotionally and put a strain on your relationships. Even if it doesn’t come directly from your debt, it could be out of shame for your actions, causing you to hide your secret addiction from the people you love. If you’re embarrassed about your… Continue reading Lying About Your Shopping Habits to the People You Love
New Mobile Apps Can Fuel a Shopping Addiction
With the rise of smartphones and mobile web technology, it is easier than ever to stay connected with the world. Not surprisingly, the reverse is also true – it is easier for the world to connect with you, too. For those struggling with a shopping addiction, this means one more medium for making purchases. Retailers… Continue reading New Mobile Apps Can Fuel a Shopping Addiction
Why Do Shopping Addicts Keep Spending Their Money?
To the outsider looking in, a shopping addiction is probably a strange and difficult thing to understand. People might wonder why they just don’t stop spending so much money if their debt is so bad. Unfortunately, a shopping addiction goes much deeper than just deciding to spend excessively. Addicts often have an underlying psychological issue… Continue reading Why Do Shopping Addicts Keep Spending Their Money?
Seeking Therapy for Shopping Addiction
Shopping addiction is not cute, whimsical, or funny. It is more than just spending too much, and it actually comes down being a way for some people to deal with psychological difficulty. Simple overspending tendencies can be a gateway to an addiction, especially if shopping is a way to cope with difficult emotions such as… Continue reading Seeking Therapy for Shopping Addiction
Confessions of Shopaholics
Deceit, debt and depression plague the lives of the shopping addicted. Sufferers can shop their way into despair and broken relationships while our materialistic world smiles on their behavior because there are no outward signs of a problem. The American Psychiatric Association doesn’t name compulsive shopping as an addiction, although millions of Americans face shopping… Continue reading Confessions of Shopaholics
5 Ways to Beat Your Shopping Addiction
Have you stared at the receipt in your hand and wondered how you could have spent so much? Have you told yourself that bills might go unpaid if you made a purchase and bought it anyway? Shopaholics experience a lot of shame and constantly review the illogical nature of their compulsion. Unfortunately, shaming and logic… Continue reading 5 Ways to Beat Your Shopping Addiction