How to Manage Shopaholism

Shop till you drop may sound like a fun-filled day at the mall for most people but for others, it can be an invitation to personal disaster. A day at the mall is a great way to enjoy time with one’s social shopping community of friends or family as long as shopping remains just that – just shopping. When the urge to shop gets out of control and becomes a substitute for healthy personal relationships or to bolster a delicate sense of self esteem, there could be a problem at hand. Like a compulsive drug user or alcoholic, the compulsive shopper must learn how to manage shopaholism, a psychological disorder that leads to out-of-control shopping that can wreak havoc on one’s life.

The Deutsche Gesellschaft Zwangserkrankugen, an organization in Germany dedicated to obsessive-compulsive disorders (OCD) formally recognized oniomania years ago; oniomania is the medical term for the compulsive desire to shop. The editing staff of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) is currently weighing the pros and cons of including oniomania as a disorder in its next edition. Inclusion in the DSM usually means a disorder gets approved for healthcare insurance coverage in the United States.

By its many names – oniomania, compulsive shopping, compulsive shopping addiction, shopaholism – it’s all about shopping that’s gone out of control. Unrecognized and left untreated, social shopping becomes more anti-social than anything else, jeopardizing personal and professional relationships and often threatening financial ruin and legal problems.

The good news? It can be treated! The first step in learning how to manage shopaholism is recognizing it in the first place.

Online Shopping Venues Can Be Friend or Foe

Websites such as Amazon.com are becoming more common and more popular every day. These online shopping venues can be friend or foe to a compulsive shopper, depending on how internet time is managed. Compulsive behaviors are often kept secret and indulged in only in privacy. Late nights alone on a computer often prove too tempting for a compulsive shopper but limiting access to payment methods can make online ‘window shopping’ a safe and effective means for indulging without spending.

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