Shopping Addiction Support Group

Oniomania (also known as shopping addiction), is the compulsive desire to shop. Similar to other compulsive behaviors, sufferers often experience the highs and lows associated with addiction. The purchase generates a mood of satisfaction, gives their life meaning, and lets them forget about their sorrows.

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taylee_miyamura
taylee_miyamura

In the last year and a half, i've been buying an unreasonable amount of shoes and everyone I know thinks so. Its hard not to buy them because I feel that I need a shoe to match every outfit. How do you stop yourself from buying something?

climbon6786
climbon6786
Taylee,

That's the magic question. We are all here because we don't know how to stop. Maybe we can form a texting group where we text each other when we feel like spending, then we text to talk you/us out of spending.

I'm really trying hard right now not to look at clothing online because it's not in the budget. I have a million ways to rationalize buying, and it's getting me into financial trouble.

Can you talk to a significant other and ask them to help you talk yourself out of it?
NMShopper
NMShopper
I like the idea of having people to be able to text or contact when the urge to shop hits. There are group messaging apps that can be used so people aren't necessarily sharing their phone number with strangers, but still have to connect with others who will understand the struggle. Group Me is one of those apps. We use it at one of my jobs.
climbon6786
climbon6786
I created a group called Compulsive Shopping Text Support Group. Try to add yourself and let's try it out.
Meganfox
Meganfox
Simple, go bankrupt. When you are bankrupt you don't have any money. when you don't have money you can't buy anything, hope I helped :). I for example don't have to deal with such problems as I simply hate shopping. When I bought a pair of yeezy boost 350 at https://www.forstepstyle.com/collections/yeezy/boost-350/ all I was hoping for was that they had enough durability so that I could postpone the next shopping session for as long as possible and I am glad to say that I wasn't disappointed. The best acquisition since Converse, those shoes are immortal :)