Many people have a compulsive shopping disorder. However, some persons compulsive shopping disorder effects their daily lives.People who shop until then cannot shop any more, and run their credit cards up to the max often have a shopping addiction. These people believe that the more the shop, the more they will feel better. In reality, compulsive shopping often makes the person feel worse. Compulsive shopping is similar to other addictive behaviors and has some characteristics of alcoholism, gambling, and overeating addictions.Compulsive shopping can come about yearly, during the holiday season, to help soothe depression, anxieties and loneliness they might feel during that time. It can also occur when a person feels depressed, angry, and/or lonely. Shopping will not make someone love you more, help your self-esteem or the problems that might occur in daily living. Compulsive shopping usually makes these feelings worse because of the increased debt the person has gained due to shopping.Compulsive buyers usually start shopping when they are feeling down and looking 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 then men. Women often buy things they do not need. Holiday season usually help trigger shopping binges for people who are not compulsive shoppers the rest of the year. Many shopping addicts go on shopping binges all year long and may be compulsive about certain items, such as shoes, clothing, or kitchen items; some will just buy anything. Women who have this disorder will often have racks of clothing in their closets with the price tags still attached. They will usually go to the mall with the intention of buying one thing, and come home with bags and bags of merchandise. If family members start to complain of the purchases, they will often hide the things they buy. Compulsive shoppers often are in denial about ...
