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Originally Posted by ofthevalley
Anyone want to play confession???
My confession is that I've been shopping lately. Shopping is my happy place I could shop for my kids all day long. In an attempt at getting these clothes at a discount, I opened up 5 store credit cards. I need 5 more bills like I need a hole in my head. These are the times I feel manic. The shopping high is like nothing I've ever felt before. If they could develop a pill for this I'd add that one in with the other 4011 pill I take daily.
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I had a shopping addiction in the 90's. I eventually had to join debtors anonymous and I cut up all my cards and eventually declared bankruptcy. The stress was awful, and it took 7 years of course and I still haven't built back my credit 15 years later. Of course I'm no longer working and that matters too. I don't really need credit anymore, except I guess it helps with getting a new apartment when I eventually move.
I empathize with the spending compulsion. It was so much fun. I still get a rush when I buy something but I've realized I can't buy something just because I want it, it has to serve a purpose, so it has to be something I need and will use. Good luck with getting the spending back under control.
