When shopping turns into a shopping disorder 24 Articles

by April May Maple

Many people refuse to believe that one can be addicted to shopping or that shopping can be dangerous, but it can. Women especially fall victim to the enjoyment had by shopping. It feels good to buy things when you are down...read more

by Bob Trowbridge

There is an epidemic in this country of people buying stuff they can't afford with money they don't have. One could easily make a case for the idea that most Americans have a shopping disorder. We have negative savings and...read more

by JQ Adams

Many people have been conditioned over time to buy things that they do not need and to spend money that they do not have. Shopping has become a personal quest for some individuals, almost like a hunt with the perfect pair...read more

by Joanna S Kelley

To be honest, I am not entirely sure when I realized (for the first time) that I had a problem with shopping. It could have been when I left the house one morning for a quick stop at Target to pick up a prescription and c...read more

by Colette Georgii

How Shopping Becomes a Shopping Disorder If you are constantly maxing out your credit cards and going over your budget when shopping you are a shopaholic. You have the dreaded symptoms of shopping disorder and need to sl...read more

by Tammy L Mahan

Hello, my name is suchandsuch and I am a shop-alcoholic. I am addicted to shopping it doesn't matter if I go grocery shopping, clothes shopping, Christmas shopping or even to garage sales. However, I prefer the dollar stor...read more

by Jon Coe

Visa, Master card, American Express or Discover? Which credit card will you be using for the holidays? Credit! Credit! Credit! No wonder people spend like crazy, because it doesn't seem like real money! Disorder or not? W...read more

by Eliza

A shopping trip between friends or alone has become a great social phenomenon. A girl's retail therapy day, makes a innocent shopping trip a great way to have fun and relax together. However, there is a dark side to this ...read more

by Frances Babauta

Don't ponder; just purchase. Ah, what a mantra. A friend of mine said that bumper sticker line to me, and it's stuck since then. However, many of us (yes, myself included) abide by the saying. Why think about a buying an i...read more

by Courtney Caswell-Peyton

The "Purchase Panic" and Other Shopping Disorders Are you one of those people who has to buy something every time you go out? Do you have junk drawers full of decks of cards, yoyos, Cracker Jack charms, or those sweatshi...read more

by Gabrielle Schrader

Among the many other things in this world, gambling, sex, dieting, tanning, shopping can become an addiction. I know a few girls whose lives have been transformed in a way that makes shopping the only thing they live for, ...read more

by Steven Jordan

The fashion industry is at its highest point ever grossing billions and billions ever year, and apart from the people who have a love of fashion, who is it that is making the fashion industry so wealthy? I am a huge fashi...read more

by Violet Fortune

When shopping turns into a shopping disorder Pyramids of stacked shopping bags propped up against the wall; gads of unopened parcels shoved beneath the bed; shrink-wrapped paraphernalia, knee-deep on the floor ... Lost s...read more

by Taylor Shay

Just as alcohol, drugs, sex, gambling, even love, can be addictive, shopping can be an addiction as well. It is safe to say that when bills generated from out of control shopping cause problems in one's life, there is an ...read more

by A.W. Berry

Shopping becomes a shopping disorder when it neglects to take into account responsibility, mental health and good sense. It is also known as "shopoholism" and "compulsive shopping disorder". While a shopping disorder may n...read more

by Mona Gallagher

We're all familiar with people who overspend and over extend their credit, especially at Christmastime. It's also true that many people live beyond their means. We see examples of it everyday in accumulated debt, but when ...read more

by Mak

Shopping disorder indicated by abnormal shopping symptoms, it may be or not be apparent to the disordered shopper but noticed by family members and friends around. It is a compulsive and uncontrolled urge for shopping, the...read more

by L. Beall

When shopping turns into a chore and causes panic attacks and irresponsibility it becomes a disorder. Shopping can be relaxing, stressful and addictive all at the same time. It can provide relief from stress and panic by m...read more