Stop Spending .....drives me crazy....

Hi mars1977, Shopping addiction is like any other addiction. We have to deal with the underlying problems to get better. I did a search using shopping addiction recovery, compulsive shopping and compulsive spending. There are many links to look into. I just listed a few here:

http://debtorsanonymous.org/
http://www.shopaholicsanonymous.org/checklist.htm
http://www.way2hope.org/compulsive_shopping_addiction.htm

In a meeting I was in, I heard a lady share that she would go to a store and load her cart up with everything she wanted to buy. Before she would check out, she would go through her cart and remove anything she didn't really need or have to have. She said by the time she did that, that most of the time she had nothing left in her cart. She would walk out of the store not buying anything. I have done this myself after hearing her. My sponsor shared with me, "I think, I feel, I want, I buy."

Just know you are not alone. I, myself, have had to deal with shopping addiction. I work on it a day at a time. I am not where I want to be but at least I am not where I use to be. Keep sharing with us. We are here for you. ((((hugs))))

Yes I do the same thing with the cart, and the emptying and realizing there is really nothing I want or need. Sometimes I just go in and take a long time looking around and don't even bother filling a cart-just thinking what the hell am I doing in here anyway??!! I have a shopping addiction that has lead to alot of credit card debt, which I am now sorting out after being very secretive about it with my husband. I actually think that my shopping is (sort-of) in check, but the debt is so high that what I pay each month to the cards is by far mostly interest-WHICH IS TOTALLY INSANE and makes me feel insane. How much money have I wasted for so many years-I am ashamed and am starting a DA support group this coming sunday-