Do Shopaholics Exist?????

Definition of a shopaholic is someone who loves to shop and will go to the extreme to purchase something no matter the price, how far the store is, if she goes by herself or what the weather is like. The only determination she has is to go out and buy something with an excuse of either being stressed, having a mid-life crises or the common excuse of all “because it’s on SALE”.

Let’s face it everyone loves to shop, and sometimes you need to spoil yourself once in a while. But there are some people who take spoiling themselves to a whole new level, take for example some have a limit to spending and can only spend within their budget, while others go psycho and spend over their budget and are tempted to get a credit card (devils card).

How do I know they’re crazy? Well firstly, they have this look in their eyes like they’re hungry for something, craving and nothing can stop them. Secondly, they need to either try on everything in every shop.

Here are some different types of shopaholics

Subspecies: Emotional Shopaholics

This group loves retail therapy-going on spending sprees directly to alleviate bad feelings. Once the retail excursion ends, emotional shoppers plummet back to their previous state-often lower.

Members of this subgroup often use splurges to fill a perceived hole in their lives. Someone who shops to banish a feeling she's not worthy of respect.

Subspecies: Bipolar Shopaholics

When certain people with bipolar disorder hit a manic high, the first thing they think to do is shop. They may tell themselves they can act without consequences, which includes splurging beyond their means.

Sometimes out-of-control spending is the primary presenting symptom of mania; the disorder often starts as depression, and since shopping is a socially acceptable activity, people may not realize they've swung into mania until they tally up their receipts.

Subspecies: Obsessive Shopaholics

If you feel an urge to buy the same top in six colors or to replace your coffeemaker monthly because you keep finding "better" models, you may be an obsessive shopaholic.

A more effective solution may be exposure and response prevention therapy-repeatedly planting obsessive over shoppers in contexts that compel them to splurge. Over time, they learn it's possible to refrain, and the urge to go wild in such environments cool.

Gender Divide

Male shopaholics, may stock up on items like tools, books, or electronics, whereas women gravitate toward clothes, shoes, and jewelry, depending on what they are into. As many women view a shopping spree as a social occasion-a chance to spend time with friends who aid and abet one another's buying behavior-men may treat it like a competition, getting their buzz from, say, winning a heated eBay auction or snagging the best deal on an in-demand item.

Now you know that Shopaholics are REAL ! they are out there trying to run the world with material things they want and need to satisfy their own happiness. Now that you know that they do exist what subspecies do you fall under??