“Smiled-Upon Addiction”
Nearly 2 out of 5 Americans have a shopping addiction
and in more than 1 out of 10, it ruins their lives,
relationships, and even careers. The numbers are jaw dropping and on the rise!
This addiction gives shopaholics a certain
“high” and fills in that emptiness inside. They avoid shopping with friends and are not
aware or do not want to admit that it may be an issue until it is too late. Some
may use keeping up with fashion, or having good taste, as an excuse to cover up
problem.
Finding the root key
to the problem is the key to solving it.
The root problems can vary from:
·
Loneliness
·
Boredom
·
Depression
·
Empowerment
This addiction has destroyed so many relationships and careers,
this article gives to examples of former addicts that have struggled with this
addiction but overcame it. These former shopaholics had different root problems
and both ended up in serious debt that took them years to pay off.
We may not all be shopaholics but we can all take something
from this article. For example, when about to purchase anything for $20 ask yourself the following
questions:
1 . Do I really need this?
2 . Can it wait?
3 . Do you have anything similar that can
replace it?
Whether you may have an addiction or not we all need to
watch our spending, it may lead to more trouble than expected.
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