| Do you have an insatiable desire to buy things and | | | | Shopping to lift you mood |
| then find they weren't really what you wanted in the | | | | Looking forward to buying something, but feeling |
| first place? Do you find you buy compulsively, even | | | | guilty once you've bought it |
| when you know you can't afford it? Then you could | | | | Possessing many similar items that are never used or |
| be a shopaholic! | | | | worn |
| The term shopaholic is in truth bandied around with a | | | | Compulsively buying more of the same items even |
| humorous connotation, because lets face it we all | | | | though you are deeply in debt |
| love to buy things and sometimes when we have | | | | Feeling depressed after a shopping excursion |
| excess cash or even when we are in a particular | | | | Having to sneak your latest purchase into the house |
| mood, we take it out on the credit card. | | | | in case you partner sees it and goes mad! |
| Typically, women love to buy clothes and shoes and | | | | If you can relate to these issues and feel you need |
| men go for gadgets and boys toys, both maybe | | | | help to get out of this spiral at least you have |
| expressing a desire to have the latest fashion or new | | | | recognized that you have a problem. |
| toy, but the true shopaholic will buy stuff and then | | | | Like all addictive behaviours you will need firstly to |
| feel that guilty they probably won't show off their | | | | recognize that you want to change. No doubt the |
| purchases to anyone else, because they know they | | | | spiralling credit card charges and feelings of guilt and |
| can;t really afford them and sometimes, will even try | | | | sometimes deception, will make that decision easier. |
| to return their purchases without even taking them | | | | You will probably feel that by looking for help you will |
| out of their wrapper. | | | | be laughed at and made to feel silly with such a trivial |
| Shopaholic behaviour has the hallmark of being | | | | issue, which is why the use of self hypnosis can be |
| obsessional and it is when we are purchasing the | | | | an ideal way of treating your problem, taking away |
| 150th pair of shoes knowing that 140 pairs of them | | | | the need to discuss your apparently trivial problem |
| have never been out of the house, that there is a | | | | with a third party. |
| problem to be resolved. | | | | Because your shopping behaviour is making up for a |
| Purchasing any luxury or personal item should always | | | | deep seated need for affection, you are effectively |
| give us a pleasant feeling, but if our credit card is | | | | treating yourself, to boost your self worth and to |
| taking the hit and we're not sure if we can pay the | | | | provide the feelings you crave for. By using hypnosis |
| balance, then this can become a serious issue. | | | | you can reprogramme your subconscious to build |
| Very often things are bought to feed the feelings of | | | | inner feelings of self worth and replace the need to |
| anticipation and expectation associated with owning | | | | buy things with positive feelings of well being. |
| them, but the unfortunate thing is that as soon as | | | | Without the compulsion to buy unneeded and |
| we have purchased them we are looking for the | | | | unnecessary things you will experience a new found |
| next 'glittering prize' to feed the fantasy. | | | | freedom and feeling of independence which will |
| The main indicators you will relate to if you are a | | | | affect you and your bank balance beneficially! |
| true shopaholic are: | | | | |