am i a shopaholic ???

am i a shopaholic??? you judge...
i shop when I'm bored, i shop when in need, i shop for fun!
act, it depends on your definition of the word...

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SHOPAHOLIC

The term shopaholic used to mean someone who liked to shop, maybe a little too much. Now being a shopaholic may mean that you are a compulsive shopper who spends beyond your limits, buys things you have no use for, and uses shopping as a way to feel better temporarily.

Some believe that the compulsive shopper or shopaholic is actually suffering from an addiction (having a compulsion to a commit a behavior, being unable to stop a behavior, and continuing the behavior despite harmful consequences). Research now shows that addictive behavior often provides a momentary lift in mood. A flood of “good feeling” producing hormones rewards a shopaholic. Unfortunately the lift is not permanent, and the shopaholic must go out and shop more in order to find the next boost in hormones.

In a sense, when one is shopping, they are given a few moments of good mood. This is a momentary mental reward. So it encourages one to repeat the pattern in order to feel that “high” produced by shopping and purchasing.

Needing shopping, just like needing any other activity or drug to regulate mood suggests that mood is already in chemical imbalance.

Often restoring chemical balance, through medications like anti-depressant, can help curb some of the urge to shop. However, this is only one half of the equation. As a person becomes a shopaholic, he or she not only physically depends on the shopping for chemical balance, but also emotionally depends on the shopping.

This can be especially difficult, since most of us need to shop from time to time. You cannot simply go “cold turkey” if you are a shopaholic. You will probably still need to occasionally shop for things like groceries, and this can lead to regression in fighting the addiction.

Just like any other addict, the shopaholic must want to quit. Very little can be accomplished until there is a sincere desire to end the behavior. For some this only occurs when they hit rock bottom. Hopefully, recognizing the signs early can help one curb the behavior in its infancy, so it does not become an addictive behavior that controls one’s life.

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what can i say is...

I completely agree that in this day and age, it is an addiction. A shopaholic actually needs control and a guardian and a certain credit limit. A shopaholic can also become angry . . . when anyone won't take them shopping, the shopping takes full precedence over the person.

I know because I have had this experience . Nothing can help except fear. And that isn't enough to stop. And negative feedback is not enough to stop shopping.

actually,I do go shopping when I get stress of people around. and it proofs me..i become so comfortable with it which is ok n i suddenly turn to feel better. however, it should be controlled to avoid addiction. my point of all this, go shopping is a good thing where it help us to get out of stress but not being a shopaholic. n ianya harus diingat n dikawal supaya tak jadi ketagih..

what say U...?

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