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Breaking Your Shopping Addiction

Carrie Rattle / January 18, 2013

If you find yourself using shopping and spending as a way to deal with deeper emotional issues while feeling like […]

Carrie Rattle / December 10, 2012

The holiday season is upon us, and for the millions of us who have trouble limiting our spending, this time of year

Carrie Rattle / November 2, 2012

A Las Vegas heiress spends $30,000 a month buying dresses and shoes. A California woman spends $300 a week at

David Raudenbush writes about his experience as a shopaholic and his recovery. Experiencing shopping as pleasurable lasts for a while,

Here are some tips to help you manage compulsive shopping behaviors. First, don’t shop if you’re in a bad mood.

When you are trying to abstain from an addictive behavior, often another behavior will pop up in its place, says

Self-control issues and being surrounded by a culture of materialism contribute to the problem of shopping addiction, according to Terrence

Can a person be addicted to shopping? Many mental health professionals would say, “yes;” comparing compulsive shopping to kleptomania, gambling

Carrie Rattle / November 30, 2010

With the holiday season upon us (and retailers lathered up for it), I want to remind us all (as I

Carrie Rattle / November 11, 2010

Yet another inviting technological marketing ploy has emerged this season—just in time for holiday shopping. Shopkick, a new, free smartphone