I SHOP, THEREFORE I AM: SHOPPING ADDICTION…

Do you feel out of control when you shop? Do you shop to fill an emotional void? Do you feel irritable or tense when your impulse to spend is curbed? Credit cards, online shopping and cash machines flood the retail market so that today’s consumer can buy immediately and on impulse. Did you know that compulsive buying is estimated to impact on 8% of the population, but some estimates suggest shopping addiction could impact on up to half of the population. Up to 60% of people with a shopping addiction are grappling with huge debts and 40% are unable to pay back their debts. Fifty percent suffer from significant guilt after making a purchase and report that about half of the items they buy never get used. On average, a person with a shopping addiction will experience seventeen out of control buying-experiences per month…

Want to find out more? Creative Focus features an article on Shopping Addiction in the March edition of Swan Magazine.