I noticed there wasn't a specific subcategory for shopping addiction so thought I'd post in general.

I have had compulsive shopping /shopping addiction issues since I was 18 I am now 23. I tend to fixate on wanting certain items and sometimes go on impulse shopping even if I don't have the money to spare. It started my senior year in high school as a coping mechanism for everything I went through that year and I have had times in my life since where it wasn't as bad. This last month I had some issues with it again but it wasn't as a coping really cause I have been overall well lately. I just collect certain things and then realize I want more of them or different item in same category and I impulsively buy them even when I need to save money.
I have been good this week and no buying anything other than food ,coffee, gas.. I just go through times where it is really hard to resist. .
does anyone else have this problem?
What do you do to help prevent too much spending/shopping?
Feel free to share your story as well.