ARE YOU A COMPULSIVE SHOPPER?

Check the following traits to find out if you have a problem that needs immediate help:

• You go shopping when you are emotionally upset, depressed or  annoyed.
• When you reach home from a shopping trip, you find yourself hiding your purchases from your family.
• You keep buying new clothes/shoes/make-up products/accessories, although you already have too many to keep count of.
• You get a very pleasurable buzz when you are out shopping. You feel in control of your life.
• You have spent more than you can afford while shopping.
• You feel great when a store salesperson treats you with reverence.
• You feel guilty about shopping, but only until your next jaunt.
• Your spouse is angry about the amount you spend.
• You find yourself selling jewellery, borrowing money or withdrawing money from fixed assets to go shopping.
• You treat shopping as your own private guilty secret. You actually find yourself fantasising about shopping. And find yourself making up excuses to visit malls.