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Category: Compulsive Buying

Hoarding and Addiction Help

People with a form of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) called hoarding are sometimes the subject of ridicule, loathing, and… reality TV shows. In this context, it is hard to see hoarding as a serious mental health issue necessitating particular treatment to address the OCD and the addictive aspects of this disorder. Signs of hoarding disorders include… Continue reading Hoarding and Addiction Help

New TV Show Profiles Compulsive Shoppers

A Las Vegas heiress spends $30,000 a month buying dresses and shoes. A California woman spends $300 a week at a dollar store and has to borrow from friends as she goes into debt. These women and others are featured on Oxygen’s new show called “My Shopping Addiction.” The show also features experts to help… Continue reading New TV Show Profiles Compulsive Shoppers

Give Up or Go On? Eight Unorthodox Suggestions for Handling the Struggle

Jill Chivers, writing on myyearwithoutclothesshopping.com, discusses some helpful ways to make it through what she calls “the struggle times.” Whether dealing with over-shopping, work stress, depression, or other trials and tribulations, she suggests eight ideas for surviving those tough periods in life: 1) don’t make any major decisions,  2) don’t make it worse with other… Continue reading Give Up or Go On? Eight Unorthodox Suggestions for Handling the Struggle

Menstruation and the Mall

A recent study conducted by the University of  Hertfordshire shows that women are more likely to be involved with over-shopping behaviors at certain times of their menstrual cycle. British psychologists, Karen Pine and Ben Fletcher, whose research results are published in the journal Personality and Individual Differences, studied 443 women ages 18 to 50.  They… Continue reading Menstruation and the Mall

Shopaholic: Seven Signs You’re Addicted To Shopping

When purchases go from impulsive to compulsive, you may have a serious problem with shopping addiction. There are seven signs that you are addicted to shopping as enumerated by Renee Morad from MoneyTalkNews: 1) You have many unopened or tagged items in your closet. 2) You often purchase things you don’t need or didn’t plan… Continue reading Shopaholic: Seven Signs You’re Addicted To Shopping

Compulsive Shopping: The Applauded Addiction

Madame Bovary, in Gustave Flaubert’s first novel, was imprisoned in a gilded cage. In order to escape her prison, she indulged in living beyond her means. She moved on to adulterous affairs and, after driving her family into the poor house, she committed suicide in shame. This serves as a cautionary tale to women crowding… Continue reading Compulsive Shopping: The Applauded Addiction

Six Shopping Addictions and How to Curb Them

Here are simple strategies to help you deal with six various shopping pitfalls: the shopping channel addict, the drugstore junkie, the big-box store hoarder, the Target cart filler, the online over spender; or a Martha Stewart wannabe? Does one of these people sound like you? If so, check out these common sense approaches in this… Continue reading Six Shopping Addictions and How to Curb Them