Shopping Addiction

بكوكة · 26 يونيو 2005، 22:37

I have a friend who just loves shopping and spending money; one visit to the mall costs her few thousand dirhams. I was shocked when I went with her once to the mall and observe the way she spent money.

This friend is quite wealthy so she has no problem in spending money, because she have enough of it to keep her away from debt.

On the other hand, I have a relative who is suffering from shopoholism, however the difference is that this relative is not so rich so he is always in debt because of his uncontrolled addiction

Have you ever met someone with this type of addiction
How do you control and treat this condition

التنين الاحمر · 26 يونيو 2005، 23:56

hmmm nice topic sis

what can i say i am too a shopping addicted person

i usully when i see something that i like i just buy it

just because i simply wish i have it

as if how to control it i just simply look on how it will benifet me in the near future or not

might sound silly but ppl who are addicted to such things usully sufer alot couse they allways want things so in the future things might happend to them and loss most of thier money and then when they go like shopping frenzy - i mean go crazy couse they can not have what they want

any way i dont think there is a way to solve this addiction only if the person him self decids so

Scream · 27 يونيو 2005، 0:42

Thanks Allah that I don't like shopping a lot. So, I don't have to worry about that at all. I think it is really problem when you have a lot of money and you just want to spend it in everything but it is a catasrophe if you are addicted in shopping and you don't have money because this will let you more than poor.

I really don't know what is the solution for this kind of addiction. Maybe for rich people it will never cause them a problem but the real problem with poor people.

I will try to think about a solution and come back later coz it seems that my mind is empty now from thoughts.

Mrs.Unfaithful · 27 يونيو 2005، 13:23

VERY great subject
بكوكة

A freind of mine is a REAL shopping addict. She buys anything and everything. Most of the time she doesnt need OR use any of the things she buys. Alot of times she buys 10s of clothes and shoes that are small for her. She will pass by and give me a bag full of them and say: here .. this is for you .. they dont fit on me.. And when i ask her.. why did you buy it then? she will say i dont know
I ALWAYS bump into her in shopping malls .. walking around with loads of bags .. full of very silly things
Now.. the Boggest problem is.. she is an average person financial wise... in fact, she has so many debts just to fulfil this addiction

Now, what is interesting about her is that before she gets married, she didnt have this problem.. Of course she liked to shop just like any girl .. but she wasnt addicted like now..
Now she is married with three kids and each day goes buy she becomes more intense in her stupid shopping habit!!!...

I have been told once that shoppaholics are trying to fill a deep emotional void in thier life by buying things.. anything.. and by spending money
It is an addiction, a clinical diagnosis... its not normal and its not healthy..

Now, i know we most would believe that this might not be a problem for Rich people.. but its a serious problem for "poor" people.. or people with limited funds.. but this is not true.. the problem is EQUALLY the same for the person wether he is rich or not
The only difference is that the rich checking acount will be safe and the "poor"s checking acount will suffer .. But both people must have something wrong in thier lives that makes them with this very ugly addiction

Can we say that its ok for a rich person to be a Drug addict , but its not ok for a poor person to be a drug addict? well.. Drugs are expensive (very expensive sometimes).. but that doesnt mean that if you can afford them then its ok!!i

Thank god.. I LOVE shopping... its my passion... but i know my limits and i NEVER buy anything unless i know i need it...

long time ago, if i am sad or upset, i'll go alone to the shopping mall and buy and buy and buy.. and then go home and cry.. lol... this was not cool.. and usually i returned most of the stuff the next day when i am feeling better lol

thank god i dont do that anymore

Thanks again بكوكة for this topic

بكوكة · 27 يونيو 2005، 16:57

التنين الاحمر كتب:

hmmm nice topic sis

what can i say i am too a shopping addicted person

i usully when i see something that i like i just buy it

just because i simply wish i have it

as if how to control it i just simply look on how it will benifet me in the near future or not

might sound silly but ppl who are addicted to such things usully sufer alot couse they allways want things so in the future things might happend to them and loss most of thier money and then when they go like shopping frenzy - i mean go crazy couse they can not have what they want

any way i dont think there is a way to solve this addiction only if the person him self decids so

Thanks a lot for your participation...... ...o0o.i

I'd say there are many solutions for any disorder in our life.... ...0o0o.i

Bro, try to don't carry large amount of money with you and you know you are a shopoholic you’ll indeed spend every Dirham you have in your wallet......... ......o0oi

Another way of management of this problem is to BAN your-self from going to shopping malls!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!i

Don't use the shopping mall as an excuse for entertainment; you should go to other places such as the beach or a park for entertainment...... ........o0o

I hope that was useful

بكوكة · 27 يونيو 2005، 17:10

Scream كتب:

Thanks Allah that I don't like shopping a lot. So, I don't have to worry about that at all. I think it is really problem when you have a lot of money and you just want to spend it in everything but it is a catasrophe if you are addicted in shopping and you don't have money because this will let you more than poor.

I really don't know what is the solution for this kind of addiction. Maybe for rich people it will never cause them a problem but the real problem with poor people.

I will try to think about a solution and come back later coz it seems that my mind is empty now from thoughts.

Nice contribution, thanks sis........ ..........o0o0

You are so lucky…alhamdellah..:) Coz you are not enjoying shopping and we are waiting to hear from you some solution if you have some

عشوووقة · 27 يونيو 2005، 17:24

i love shopping
but because im 15 yrs old i dont have money of my own so i take money from my parents and spend it all in one day
its not an addiction its just that i dont like keeping money i love spending them
mum sayz i dont know the value of money bcos i alawys spend it
but i love it speically when its with freinds
thank u

بكوكة · 27 يونيو 2005، 17:34

Mrs.Unfaithful كتب:

VERY great subject
بكوكة

A freind of mine is a REAL shopping addict. She buys anything and everything. Most of the time she doesnt need OR use any of the things she buys. Alot of times she buys 10s of clothes and shoes that are small for her. She will pass by and give me a bag full of them and say: here .. this is for you .. they dont fit on me.. And when i ask her.. why did you buy it then? she will say i dont know
I ALWAYS bump into her in shopping malls .. walking around with loads of bags .. full of very silly things
Now.. the Boggest problem is.. she is an average person financial wise... in fact, she has so many debts just to fulfil this addiction

Now, what is interesting about her is that before she gets married, she didnt have this problem.. Of course she liked to shop just like any girl .. but she wasnt addicted like now..
Now she is married with three kids and each day goes buy she becomes more intense in her stupid shopping habit!!!...

I have been told once that shoppaholics are trying to fill a deep emotional void in thier life by buying things.. anything.. and by spending money
It is an addiction, a clinical diagnosis... its not normal and its not healthy..

Now, i know we most would believe that this might not be a problem for Rich people.. but its a serious problem for "poor" people.. or people with limited funds.. but this is not true.. the problem is EQUALLY the same for the person wether he is rich or not
The only difference is that the rich checking acount will be safe and the "poor"s checking acount will suffer .. But both people must have something wrong in thier lives that makes them with this very ugly addiction

Can we say that its ok for a rich person to be a Drug addict , but its not ok for a poor person to be a drug addict? well.. Drugs are expensive (very expensive sometimes).. but that doesnt mean that if you can afford them then its ok!!i

Thank god.. I LOVE shopping... its my passion... but i know my limits and i NEVER buy anything unless i know i need it...

long time ago, if i am sad or upset, i'll go alone to the shopping mall and buy and buy and buy.. and then go home and cry.. lol... this was not cool.. and usually i returned most of the stuff the next day when i am feeling better lol

thank god i dont do that anymore

Thanks again بكوكة for this topic

This is a great participation from you sis

Actually before I didn’t know that being a shopoholic was actually a disorder of some kind. .. ...o0o0o

I know people that "shop till they drop!" and they are suffering from this exactly same as your friend. .........o
How poor is she!!!i Alhamdellah that you stopped doing that now..o0o0o

That’s true many people go to buy something and buy more than they intended to purchase............o0o

For that they shouldn’t bring any money with them when they go to the mall and look to what they want to buy then go home and think of what they really need and go back to buy it. Do you think these are good ways to treat this habit or what….???i

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