The twenty-first century, one of the most common addictions are of the purchase. In the US alone is home to about 15 million people are addicted to shopping. While England's economy can not be compared with the country on the other side of the Atlantic, but there are a number of people who have depression and cold"treated" with new purchases.
12 signs that you have a dependency on the purchase:
Cabinet have a lot of clothes with labels. It should be noted that this dependence persons do not necessarily buy every day. However, it shall issue a heap of unpacked, ostensibly protected on special occasions, even with labels items. Women tend to buy on impulse clothes, jewelry, shoes, accessories. Men tend to spend watches, cameras and video cameras, sports equipment.
Daily or at least every other day, you feel a strong desire to buy something. Even small purchases (of the same shade of lipstick, which you already have, Sticky notes, although they are still at home) may show gradually developing addiction. These are not necessary, although small purchases, indicates an inability to control their costs.
Buy something you feel exalted status. Shopping for such people cause a lot of positive emotions. Elation, purchase new items, switching to more accessible and as if in a closed circle. Shopping time in the brain called dopamine is released, it is associated with feelings of pleasure and satisfaction. Dopamine also plays an important role in the abuse of drugs and other addiction-producing activities, such as games of chance. Some people might even buy something to experience sexual arousal.
You feel exhausted and I regret that the temptation to forfeit spending. While spending in stores stimulate the brain center responsible for award consideration. The man felt euphoria or become elevated mood, from which can become addicted. But soon after the object bought, mood drops. This may lead to frustration, stress, guilt, remorse. From dependence suffering person can find an explanation for each of your purchase, despite the regrets that again too much spent.
Often there is conflict with the second half due to your hobby to buy. Disputes can arise due to increased accounts, unnecessary purchases, due to long hours spent browsing online stores. If the partner notes that you have this addiction, then the disease is already advanced and it is necessary to take measures to ensure that it started treating. As for the shopping mania begins to cool your relationship, it is time to seek professional help. Another sign that you have a dependency - promise its second half to stop, but you can not do it.
Shopping - as therapy to help control stress and anxiety. Shopping helps to elevate mood, but it is important not to lose a sense of proportion.
If you can not go shopping, you feel anxiety and irritable. Dependants feel strong, uncontrollable desire to buy. They can ignore the potential negative consequences that will happen if they do not stop to spend (in the family disputes, bankruptcy, legal problems). If they can not go shopping, they feel anxiety, are irritable and regrets that not missed the opportunity to buy new items.
It becomes difficult to concentrate on studying or working. Dependence of people afflicted with all thoughts revolve only about how to purchase new items. Most of the time they spend thinking about new items hunting about what to wear, what to buy, where to buy, how to pay for purchases. Thinking about the purchase takes all the energy, time and money, which may be used for way more meaningful things.
You do not work or social obligations, to devote more time to walk around the shops. Any reliance finally beginning to undermine personal relationships, hobbies, work, and social obligations. Such a person may prefer for walking to the shops instead of meeting with friends and time with your family.
Have you started to hide accounts. Often the use of credit cards and purchase more of them. Quick Cash to pick up and hide it from passing. Spending all year, but the amount of further increases during the festival period.
You started to hide their habits and purchases. The new shopping bags hide is used for closets or attic. Shopped in the middle of the night or during the lunch break when fellow coming to dine. This addictive persons are likely to buy one and a hide their behavior from others.
Many times you tried, but unsuccessfully, to get rid of addiction purchase. Often dependent persons perceived to have problems, but no longer in control of himself. Such people often need professional help. It is recommended to visit a psychologist consultation.