hi Abby,
I just joined--and feel pretty much exactly the same way! I want to conquer my compulsive shopping, and it's making me feel so much anxiety. Trying to take it one day at a time.
We can do this!

-lilyblur

hi I'm new to this to but I'm also have an additions on lots of areas and I keep it from myself as I did them which I found out with some help from a therphties... I was headed for some very serious stuff and it mostly fed my addition of getting that high feeling and every time I had to do more just to keep getting the high which never last. on sept 2017 it finnaly all came out and I had to face it head on well st a store I was catch shoplifting but LP Officer never stop me but took down my information of my car and then police showed up and once they got few thing out and I answer most question and showed the dvds and stuff they said you took that stuff you stole it that price tag changing is a crimal act. I kept telling office no I would go back and pay if my receipt was wrong I could not believe him and by then he told my husband I have to go to station and depending on what it total out to would let him know if I be place in jail or let out on court date on my own ... it was like I had shut down and even when I went to police SUV and he took my stuff keys phone he asked any thing in my pockets and put handcuffs on me and then had to some how get into SUV it was hard I'm 57 and have back and knee problems. even when he read my rights still not knowing I was being arrested and charge with a mistermeanor and once your there your search again way more by female office and handcuffs are taking off by know your so embarrassed and humiliated over it and feeling dirty. also if you need rest room because you will it takes long time for paper work and serviced ban from store and then your re hand cuff for booking when taking up to room mug shot and finger prints and yes the office keeps talking to you about it and it's wrong how you hurt everyone not just yourself it's a crime of moral In turpitude. now after all that trying to find out how to get lawyer or free lawyer court was just as bad lawyer help and then try and work it out with your job after that more stuff to handle and this thank God I got on my own help from Dr. and therpites... I started out getting my high from over use of cough syrup and pm pain pills abuse then moved on to alochol with it and then with court I know know I try to fix it few times by over taking my medication from Dr. it all came down too having a impluse CONTROL addition with shopping and when I max out credit cards once filed bank rupees and no I did it again and no way out for shopping I started shoplifting at walmart and the yes the other additions keep up too till the Lost store and police stop me and I was even keeping it from myself I bring it home and put it away like hide it till later like weeks or more like I not sure after that when bought it and yes it was ALOT of different stuff the food I just put away and not even think about when I got it out ... so if you are married talk to your husband soon and get some professional help over it before it keeps getting any worse. I'm working on why I even did it but I'm finding out I may never really understand all of it because of how the Alochol and drugs and stuff change my brain chemistry most of it was brought on by ALOT of stress and anxity and depression and it also even cause me not to be able to sleep might of got 15min here or there .. well hope you get some professional help and talk to your Dr. too. and be truthfully to them so they can help you.

also never go shopping along anymore make sure you have husband or a family member that you can have help you and you can truth to help you so you don't over shop and make a list never buy anything not on your shopping list for that month items needed not wanted. till your back on target.