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Shopping Addiction
(redirected from Shopaholism)

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Shopping Addiction
A spending disorder which is
(1) Poorly controlled
(2) Markedly distressful, time-consuming, and which results in familial, social, vocational, and/or financial difficulties
(3) Does not occur in the context of hypomanic or manic symptoms


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Women of all age groups were more prone to shopaholism than men, but the phenomenon was particularly prevalent among single women under 30, even those with low incomes, Kollmann said.
Being in a consumerist culture, getting access to easy credit, a lack of financial planning, and an unclear vision of their goals in life, also cause shopaholism according to Karin Mizgala, a Vancouver-based financial planner with a degree in psychology.
Shopaholism If you are a shopaholic, you should to learn to tame your desires and purchase impulses.
 
 
 
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