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Shop til you Drop or you're Broke!
For many people, shopping means new clothes for work or maybe odds and ends for the house. For others, however, shopping takes on an entirely different meaning. It can become as destructive as any other addiction and result in a financial nightmare for the shopper and family alike. This is referred to as compulsive shopping. Compulsive shopping and spending are defined as excessive and out of control. As with other addictions, the person continues to spend and shop in the face of adverse consequences. Sometimes referred to as "shopoholism," compulsive shopping can create massive financial, marital, legal and family problems. The consequences are identical in nature to the consequences created from drug or alcohol addictions. However, once again, as with all compulsions the chemical dependency theory is missing. So, what causes someone to shop at the expense of financial devastation? Choosing an addiction is a matter of learning a behavior from friends, family or surroundings. When the compulsive shopper figures out that shopping makes them feel better, happier, and it removes their emotional pain the addiction begins. It is an escape from the reality of emotional pain and trauma created by family dysfunction. When faced with the increased stress of everday life such as relationship or marriage difficulty, depression or anxiety, some people begin filling up the closet with uneeded items simple because it diverts them from their emotional pain! So, the key to responsible shopping is to uncover why compulsive shopping makes you happier, and what emotional pain does it temporarily remove. What types of family dysfunction did you suffer from during childhood? It does not necessarily have to be the more blatant forms of dysfunction such as Sexual or physical abuse. You should also consider issues of control, inadequete parenting, and verbal abuse. For more information on addiction subscribe to my free E-Zine. Click on the link below! Best wishes, David Roppo
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