How to Stop a Shopping Addiction?
Question by krystalelly: how to stop a shopping addiction?
i have a major problem with shopping im a young mother and wife at 19 and im addicted to clothes and i was never really like this this bad i think it all started with my sister in law she is my age with no kids and a spoiled brat i always felt that she was always trying to be better then me so i think it turned into a Competition and i realize that i think i may have a major problem i have a few credit cards that are either maxed out or over the limit and my kids are not hungry they have nice things are very spoiled i tend to buy alot for them as well i want to know how i can get rid of this problem i have i need to get my priority’s right my husband is the only one working im constantly stressing over the credit cards but i keep spending how can i stop this when i go online i get bored and shop when the weekend comes around i get bored and shop ahhhhh HELP!!
i hope i didn’t lose you im just throwing everything out in the simplest form i can
please no rude comments thank you!
i do feel like a bad mother because i have this problem not because i feel like they are hungry or anything they have everything they could ever need but i feel like this is a problem and addiction and as a mother i feel like i should have the self control not spend im going to try to stay away from all the places that make me want to spend and online things
oh and i do make my credit card payments just i only make the minum payment and it dosent get any wear i understand that i should pay higher then the minum but i never do and if i do i always re-use it
Best answer:
Answer by leila
freeze your credit cards in a block of ice
Answer by lostindarkenss
realize that if you continue down this path you are either going to end up homeless / in jail / or worse.
A lot of people cut up their credit cards for this very reason.
Also my suggestion? Do not compare yourself to your sister – that is in the bible not to compare yourselves among yourselves.
Not to cause to covet other’s belongings which is also what your doing. Realize your responsibility isn’t a competition with “so and so” at the spending mall. but rather the duty and responsibility you have to your children.
You say your children are fed – yet your credit cards are maxed out – are you a passive aggressive? – maybe a self emotional harmer? (harming yourself via emotional guilt tripping yourself)
you may need to seek therapy if you can’t stop this habit.
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