IS THIS ME? *

(Source: http://primpandprettify.blogspot.com/2008/09/shopaholic-mental-disorder.html)

Shopaholic means someone who obsessed with shopping. It came from SHOP + AHOLIC.
It is an obsession with shopping that eventually interferes with daily routine of an individual. Most of Shopaholics feel anxiety when not shopping, or they consider shopping as a remedy for their stress, boredom and sadness. They feel a change of mood, a sense of euphoria/happiness when shopping.

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Excessive shopping may result to a mental disorder, debt, and marital discord. Nowadays, shopaholics can take anti depressant medication that lessen anxiety or stop compulsive shopping.
Symptoms of a SHOPAHOLIC:

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Compulsive Buying - guilty
Go beyond budget - guilty
Tend to hide purchases from your partner and other mentor - GUILTY
Tend to hide credit card bills and bank statement - GUILTY
Feeling guilty after a shopping spree. - GUILTY
Shop when sad, bored and tense - GUILTY
Over used of credit card - GUITY
Lying about how much they spent - guilty
Always thinking about money <- not guilty of this
Unable to pass up a "SALE" - guilty
Regular impulsive buyer - guilty
Not using items you've purchased - GUILTY GUILTY GUILTY
Using shopping as a "pick me up" - guilty
Don’t prioritize necessities - GUILTY
Allocating a large amount of time and money on shopping and planning future shopping expeditions - guilty
Experiencing withdrawal symptoms from shopping - GUILTY
Giving up other social or recreational activities to shop - guilty

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Shopaholics must read Confessions of a Shopaholic by Sophia Kinsella. You can relate to her situation and after reading that book,
… “NO, stop being so rebecca bloomwoods” “stop being shopaholic”.