Question by Anna: i believe i’m developing a shopping addiction? help?
Well I’m 14 and I’m still on my summer vacay till October 6th. I don’t have a job nor do I want or need one, and most of my good friends have been going on vacays and have been super busy. But I do have one great friend that I only see on the weekends because her parents are divorced. Anyways, I go to some kind of store everrrrry day no matter what, and if I don’t I feel incomplete and usually will be super-grouchy. I don’t spend alot of money at stores, only about anywhere from $ 15-$ 250 depending on the store. It also doesn’t help much that my bday was on the 11th so I’ve been going to the mall alot using my gift cards and cash. Shopping just makes me feel so complete and happy, especially since I get depressed and suicidal a lot. I know that this is not just a normal, teenage girl kinda thing, I’ve felt this way for about 10 years, but I never really thought it’s something serious until now. I haven’t confronted my parents about it yet, but I think they feel the same way I do. So what should I do and what are some tips? Thankss:] And no, I am not a spoiled little rich girl.    Read more...

Question by prettyinpink: I think I have a shopping addiction?
I really think I have a shopping problem. I find myself at the mall every weekend, and at local stores during the week (The mall is kinda far from where I live) I will go into a store with 1-3 hundred and when I leave it’ll feel like I barely bought anything but all my money is gone. (When in reality I actually buy a lot but it always feels like I need more) My boyfriends hasn’t said anything.. he’s a gentlemen and holds all my bags for me but will always be like ” Are you finished yet? We’ve been here forever “… Is there such thing as shopping addiction? My father recently passed away and it’s been hard for me, but when I shop everything is better, I don’t think of the past and it really calms me down..I know it sounds crazy. :/ Anyone else have this problem?
Also when I don’t have any money to spend.. I find myself looking at clothes online and it calms me down a bit.    Read more...

Question by Mark A: How to help a loved one with a shopping addiction? She won’t admit she has a problem.?
My mother in-law has a seriuos shopping addiction. She stays up all night watching home shopping club, she has literally hundreds of unopened boxes, and keeps on going. She has incurred over $ 75,000 in debt. Her husband is in a rest home and she has nobody to answer to. We try to offer suggestions or advice, but she only gets angry and feels we are trying to control her life. This greatly upsets my wife. Any advice would be sppreciated.    Read more...