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For many people – especially women – a driving force behind overshopping can be the need for a wide variety of new and different products and stimulation. When you think about it, shopping can be a very stimulating activity and might be a key point for people who shop to avoid boredom. But it is… Continue reading I Love You… Again!

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

It’s really no great secret that we live in a society largely fueled by and revolving around consumerism. Every day we are told that the secret to happiness lies in the newest gadgets, the nicest housewares, and even the freshest air fresheners. But there is a new trend emerging in the vein of minimalism, it… Continue reading Minimalism for the Modern Consumer

Is there a certain type of person who is at risk of becoming a shopaholic? We’ve heard of the phrase “addictive personality,” but it seems like there needs to be more research done on the way the brain works to better understand this. Right now we can say that men, women, and now children, who… Continue reading Who’s a Shopaholic?

Shopping addiction has hit the media in a big way this past month. But, believe it or not, there are still skeptics about this disorder. Naming historic figures who are likely to have been shopaholics (Marie Antoinette, Mary Todd Lincoln, William Randolf Hearst, Jackie O) as CNN has done might not be the best way… Continue reading Shopping Addiction, Not a New Phenomenon

One of the simplest, and most difficult, spiritual practices is being consciously aware. To be consciously aware is more than to notice, although that is the first step. Conscious awareness invites us to engage with our surroundings and the people among whom we find ourselves. It is very easy for us, even tempting, to remain… Continue reading Shopping as a Spiritual Adventure

Motivational speaker Anthony Robbins has identified what he calls “the six human needs,” which may help us better understand shopping addiction. The first three are certainty, variety, and significance. It’s easy to see how someone can use shopping to fill all of these needs. No matter how rocky the rest of your life may be,… Continue reading Shopping And The Six Human Needs Part One

If just reading Elizabeth Hartney’s fictional account of “the day to day experience of shopping addiction” on about.com leaves you feeling exhausted, try to imagine what it’s like to really have a shopping problem. Here’s a sample of what Hartney describes: Wake up and make yourself two cups of coffee in your expensive new coffee… Continue reading A Day in the Life of a Shopaholic

Many women -and men too – love shoes, but when you have over $20,000 worth of them, it’s probably time to reconsider your consumption. Monte, a retired teacher, had “mountainous piles” of shoes. “I was shopping myself to death,” Monte admitted in August of last year. She attributes her shopping addiction to a painful divorce,… Continue reading ‘High-end’ Hoarder Buried Home

Blogger Amy Hoover dates the rise of shopping addictions to the 1990s. It’s no coincidence that this is the same time the internet made shopping a 24/7 possibility. Society has long encouraged “keeping up with the Jones,” and commercials try to convince us that we are only as good as our shoes or purses and… Continue reading Retail Therapy Is Not Helping