Little shopaholic5/18/2023 ![]() ![]() At the very least, shopaholics live with guilt, shame, and sense of hopelessness." You may think that MacLeod's description doesn't sound like you, but there are also some more subtle signs that your shopping may be more than a chore or fun, occasional hobby. "They may be in extreme debt, lose their home, live in clutter, jeopardize relationships by lying to partners and spending money set aside for children or retirement. "Shopaholics are addicts - they are powerless to stop shopping and spending," Laura MacLeod, licensed social worker and founder of From the Inside Out, told me via email. If you can't go near a store without making a purchase or use shopping as a coping mechanism, though, you may have crossed over to shopaholic territory. After all, the term "retail therapy" wasn't created for nothing. Trying on clothes or browsing at a bookstore, near jewelry cases, or in the shoe department can cheer you up or at least be preferable to other chores or dwelling on worries. ![]() There's something exciting about acquiring something brand-new, or at least, new-to-you. Depending on what you're looking for - and maybe who you're with - shopping can be a really fun outing. ![]()
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