Are You A Shopaholic?

Are you a shopaholic?


1. Shopaholics found their compulsion to spend by creating false

identities to obtain more creditcards. They often hide bank statements from

their spouses and try in any way possible to conceal their abuse. In some

extreme cases shopaholics has even turned prostituted in order to finance their

spending.


2. The group Walletwatch was made by Lawrence Michaels who is a Shopaholic. He

spends thou-sands of pounds on albums he donīt like and clothes which donīt fit

him. The reason why he started the group was because he wanted to help other

people who have the same tendencies as himself. Walletwatch  was started because

shopaholics need to be under some kind of surveillance.


3. Richard Elliot wanted to proof that Britain was les consumption-minded

than the US. But what he found out was quite different. He found many examples

of consumption-crazy Britons who had ran up huge bills and driven their family

into oppressive debt. Another thing he found out was that their shopping was

used as a therapy to give their mood a lift. They got their support from shop

assis-tants. This may be one way of buying social support.


Shopaholics


Shopaholics is becoming a more and more frequently known disease. It is not only

found in the US, but all over the world including Denmark. In Britain a nation

wide survey revealed that addicts will stop at nothing to found their desire to

spend money. They will do anything from stealing to prosti-tution. One out of

20 adults is found to be obsessed by spending. But why do people become sho-

paholics? I think when you are being a shopaholic you often donīt realise it or

wonīt admit it. At one time or another though will you find out that you spend

too much money on things you donīt even need. Most people love spending money

this is one cause of shopaholism, another could be that shopping is used as

therapy to better ones mood and confidence. Richards Elliots study of 63

shopaholics show that shopaholics are more likely to suffer from a lack of seThis is ONLY a preview of the article. If you would like to view the entire document, you must subscribe to Electronic References. Please register below now!


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