Shopaholism, like gambling, alcoholism, is an addiction. And sometimes curing her is not so simple. However, if everything is not so badly launched, a few simple tips will help ease the shopaholic grip.
You will need
You will need to make a lot of efforts to overcome this addiction.
Instruction manual
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Learn to distinguish between real need and psychological need. In the first case, we buy a warm coat so as not to freeze in the winter, vegetables - for making a salad, a gift - to please the birthday boy. Psychological need is a hidden desire to demonstrate independence, to become one among strangers, to drown out loneliness.
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Do not carry a credit card with you. When paying with a credit card, you lose the connection between the purchased item and the money spent.
3
Make a shopping schedule. If you went to the store for toothpaste, come back with it, and not with a bag of dryers, with detergent bought at a discount, and a heap of socks.
4
By force of will, force yourself not to look at fresh catalogs, not to go to sites where you can spend a ton of money, do not concentrate on advertising, go past shop windows.
5
Going shopping, invite a rational girlfriend. She will be happy to criticize everything you want to buy.
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Before making a purchase, remember the unpleasant guilt that you can feel very soon. Maybe it's better to avoid this? And for clarity, make a schedule, it will reflect the power received from a particular purchase of pleasure.