Shopaholism, like gambling addiction, alcoholism, is an addiction. And sometimes it is not so easy to cure it. However, if everything is not so badly neglected, a few simple tips will help to loosen the shopaholic grip.
It is necessary
You will need to work hard to overcome this addiction
Instructions
Step 1
Learn to distinguish between real need and psychological need. In the first case, we buy a warm coat so as not to freeze in winter, vegetables - for making a salad, a gift - to please the birthday boy. The psychological need is a latent desire to demonstrate independence, to become one of the strangers, to drown out loneliness.
Step 2
Don't carry your credit card with you. Paying with a credit card, you lose the connection between the purchased item and the money spent.
Step 3
Make a shopping schedule. If you went to the store for toothpaste, come back with it, not with a bag of dryers, with a discounted laundry detergent, and a pile of socks.
Step 4
With an effort of will, force yourself not to look at the latest catalogs, do not go to sites where you can lose a lot of money, do not concentrate on advertising, walk past shop windows.
Step 5
When you go shopping, invite a rational friend. She will gladly criticize anything you want to buy.
Step 6
Before making a purchase, remember the unpleasant feelings of guilt that you may feel very soon. Maybe it's better to avoid this? And for clarity, draw up a graph, it will reflect the strength of the pleasure received from a particular purchase.
