Shopping Addiction

A shopping addict is someone who shops compulsively and who may feel like they have no control over their behavior.

Emotional Symptoms of a Shopping Addiction

Like all addicts, shopping addicts may try to hide their addiction, and if a loved one is addicted to shopping, they may try to hide it from you. If you hide credit card bills, shopping bags or receipts, you may be a shopaholic. In some cases, shopaholics may try to hide their addiction by lying about just one element of it. For instance, a person may admit they went shopping, but they may lie about how much they spent.

Some of the other emotional symptoms you may notice from a shopaholic include the following:

• Spending more than they can afford
• Shopping as a reaction to feeling angry or depressed
• Shopping as a way to feel less guilty about a previous shopping spree
• Harming relationships due to spending or shopping too much
• Losing control of the shopping behavior

How To Stop Shopping Addiction

• Avoid the temptation.
• Try the 30-Day Shopping Challenge.
• Let go of items that no longer serve you.
• Build a capsule wardrobe (for free).
• Address the root cause of your shopping addiction.
• Try the no new clothing challenge.
• Identify and manage your spending triggers.
• Figure out what you truly value in life.