Possible shopping addiction :(

[Ladyraven0483]

I’ve noticed lately I might have a shopping addiction. It started last year during the pandemic I was furloughed and pregnant. From around may I started to online shop nearly everyday and my husband noticed I was getting a lot of parcels. I calmed down a bit after the birth of my baby and was focusing on recovering from birth and bonding with her. Skip to the past few weeks where everything has opened back up and I’ve gone crazy in literally out nearly everyday I’ve been up my local town about 3 times this week alone. I shop and buy for the sake of it and I don’t know why I do it. I think maybe the fact I was at home most of last year like every body else and I’ve now gone crazy with the freedom 😄. I laugh about it but I seriously think I’m addicted and I’m worried it’s getting out of hand

I have no advice I'm afraid (and I'm not sure you'll see this as it is 5 months old), but this afternoon I have admitted I have a shopping addiction. I have decided I am only buying food and toiletries for the next 2 months. I have to go cold turkey. No more cheap clothes from charity shops or eBay. No more scrolling bargain websites to find deals I just have to have. No more late night Amazon shopping (I have also cancelled my Prime subscription). I have to stop using my life circumstances as an excuse, and I have to accept I need to take personal responsibility.

Typical, the first day of no shopping and my son has a sports activity birthday party inside a shopping centre It was like taking an alcoholic into a pub! However, I did have some shopping returns to do so I only went to those shops and made myself not buy anything else. I was so tempted but I succeeded Day 1 done :)

This is interesting as I’ve just started a thread on this.

I’d love to join a support group or something for this.

I’m not sure how I can overcome this as it’s so tied up in my life!

Any suggestions would be good!