I think it can be very compulsive, not exactly OCD but it can be triggered by OCD or other mental problems I have issues with shopping too. For example, Last night I filled up my cart with items of my wishlist on a certain shopping site just to see how much it all would be and I couldn't stop even to use restroom until I had finished filling it up with the items and when I was done I felt pathetic to have wasted time doing it but I long for items I don't need my thing it Movies I shop for DVDs , Blu-rays, and sometimes VHS movies. I love watching movies so I sometimes hoard them. I have over 126 movies at the moment and recently got 2 more . I spend way too much on them and it has become a problem so I can understand you having issues with it. Compulsive shopping is very hard to stop you may very well have a shopping addiction. sorry for rambling I hope this has helped or been useful in some way.