Shopping

Did you know there is a group out there called Debtors Anonymous!! Well I don't think I have that bad of a problem but more and more I realize that when I say I need to go to the store and just get ONE thing I come back with about 10 things and I don't really use the other misc items I purchased! And I usually I hide what I buy because I don't want it to be seen, so I will be going through drawers and closets and will find something that I bought a LONG time a go and find it to have never been used and then I feel retarded for even buying it! I found this little excerp in an article:

How can you tell if you are a compulsive shopper?

Shopoholics, when they are feeling "out of sorts, shop for a " pick-me-up." They go out and buy, to get a high, or get a "rush" just like a drug or alcohol addict. Shopping addiction tends to affect more women than men. They often buy things they do not need. Many shopping addicts go on binges all year long and may be compulisve about buying certain items, such as shoes, kitchen items or clothing; some will buy anything.

Women with this compulsive disorder often have racks of clothes and possessions with the price tags still attached which have never been used. They will go to a shopping mall with the intention of buying one or two items and come home with bags and bags of purchases. In some cases shopololics have an emotional "black out" and do not remember even buying the articles. If their family or friends begin to complain about their purchases, they will often hide the things they buy.

Interesting isn't it! But I do have to say that Iam doing way better with my shopping habit :)