MONEY AND SHOPPING

project by:
Dogaru Karina
Moise Bianca
 Nowadays we live in a society full of temptations which create addiction (people are
addicted to alcohol, computer or shopping). In recent years addictive to shopping has
become a real problem especially among the stars who came to spend huge amounts of
money for clothes.
Shopping was seen as a pleasant way to spend your free time, to buy new things that you
need, but in today's increasingly more people, especially women get to make a real sport
from shopping , better said, a real passion. And not some hobby, but one which destroyed
both soul and psyche, and wallets.
According to psychologists there are different types of
addictions people are inclined for. Those addictions are
different according to nature of desire that develops to
addiction soon. The shopping addiction is addiction of
her-and-no kind. People feel unsatisfied with their lives
deep inside, and they are looking for something that will
make them happier than they are now.
And with buying stuff people replace the feeling of lack of
love, changes, experience, emotions and so on and so
forth. It is necessary for shopaholics to ask for help of
skillful psychologist if they want to get rid of this
addiction. According to conducted researches, those who
suffer from shopping addiction are people who want more
from this life but can't get it.
In U.K . Manchester women are biggest
shopping spenders. Researchers
discovered women in the city – home to
big-spending footballers' wives
including Coleen Rooney and Gemma
Atkinson – fork out more than £1,738
on shopping sprees each year.
Three-quarters of women from the city
also say they feel happier after a good
trip to the shops, and just over half say
they see it as a form of therapy.
Shopping: a dream come true or a terrible
nightmare?
Shopping is the examining of goods or services from
retailers with the intent to purchase at that time. Is an
activity of selection and/or purchase. In some contexts it
is considered a leisure activity as well as an economic
one.
To many, shopping is considered a recreational and
diversional activity in which one visits a variety of stores
in search of a suitable product to purchase. "Window
shopping" is an activity that shoppers engage in by
browsing shops with no intent to purchase, possibly just
to pass the time between other activities, or to plan a
later purchase.
To some, shopping is a task of inconvenience
and vexation. Shoppers sometimes go though
great lengths to wait in long lines to buy
popular products as typically observed with
early adopter shoppers and holiday shoppers.
But there also are some people who are
addicted to shopping and if you are a person
who enjoys shopping, be careful. Try to
control yourself. The power of the mind is
great, and if you make a few efforts, you will
be able to avoid this addiction. Next time you
go shopping, stop a second and think about it.
Examine your shopping habits. Later might be
too late.
 Shopping can be a drag for some and fun for
others but for someone who is addicted to
shopping it is neither. The compulsive
shopper experiences all the general
symptoms associated with addiction. Over the
years, shopping has become a very common
activity. Many people enjoy going to malls or
stores more and more everyday, but it's more
than a common hobby for some of them. They
have turned into shopaholics. They are people
who simply enjoy shopping and walking
around spending money without being able to
stop doing it.
 Shopaholics, also called compulsive spenders, are
people like any addicted people who are hooked on
something. They are hooked on shopping. They
really like shopping and usually buy things that they
don't need. Even though they don't have enough
money, they buy everything they want. The question
is: why do they have this addiction? There isn't a
specific answer. Some people go shopping when
they are sad, worried, upset or lonely and they want
to feel better. They use this activity as a way to forget
their problems. Shopholics say that they feel more
important and better after they buy something.
They also tend to have this addiction when they
feel guilty. For example, a husband might buy very
expensive presents for his family to try to make up
for his lack of love for them.
Is It Normal Shopping or an Addiction?

So what is the difference between normal shopping,

occasional splurges, and shopping addiction? As with
all addictions, what sets shopping addiction apart
from other types of shopping is that the behavior
becomes the person’s main way of coping with
stress,to the point where they continue to shop
excessively even when it is clearly having a negative
impact on other areas of their life.

As with other addictions, money problems can develop

and relationships can become damaged, yet people
with shopping addiction (sometimes called
"shopaholics") feel unable to stop or even control
their spending.
This difficulty in controlling the desire to shop emerges from a personality pattern that
shopaholics share, and that differentiates them from most other people. Often low in
self-esteem, they are easily influenced, and are often kindhearted, sympathetic, and polite to
others, although they are often lonely and isolated. Shopping gives them a way to seek out
contact with others.

People with shopping addiction tend to be more materialistic than other shoppers and try to
prop themselves up by seeking status through material objects and seeking approval from
others. They engage in fantasy more than other people, and—as with other people with
addictions—have a hard time resisting their impulses.
5 Things to Know About
Shopping Addiction
1. Although widespread consumerism has escalated in recent years, shopping
addiction is not a new disorder. It was recognized as far back as the early
nineteenth century and was cited as a psychiatric disorder in the early
twentieth century.
2. As with other addictions, shopping addiction is usually a way of coping
with the emotional pain and difficulty of life, and it tends to make things
worse rather than better for the shopper.
3. Despite its long history, shopping addiction is controversial, and experts,
as well as the public, disagree about whether shopping addiction is a real
addiction.
4. People who struggle with shopping addiction typically spend more time
and money on shopping than they can afford, and many get into financial
problems as a result of their overspending.
5. Shopping addiction can involve both impulsive and compulsive spending,
which produce a temporary high. That said, people who are addicted to
shopping are often left feeling empty and unsatisfied with their purchases
when they get home.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION!