Shopping Addiction

While many people would not necessarily consider “shopping” an addiction, research into neurology, molecular biology, and genetics has uncovered a great deal of information about addiction that can explain the compulsive behavior of some shoppers.  Addicts trade addictions. Addiction is just a method of forcing the brain to create certain chemicals.  For example, shopping addiction has less to do with the items they purchase and more with the rush of adrenalin that they receive from the “hunt”. Individuals with shopping addiction often use shopping as a form of self-medication. It becomes a pain pill, of sorts. 

​It is important to know that all addiction is progressive. Your shopping addiction will eventually come to the type of conclusion you dread without help. Your body does not self-correct on its own.  Shopping addictions get worse, not better.  You will eventually be unable to control it if you have not found this to be the case already, and as with most addictions your financial situation will worsen to the point where you have lost everything. 

 Seeking treatment for an addiction or disorder is the first step on your road to recovery.  Call A Center for Recovery’s treatment hotline and discuss your options with a sympathetic, caring, and trained counselor.  When you call a hotline there is no judgment or condemnation, only compassion and support.  Find help for your shopping addiction today by calling: 1-877-403-3381​. Your call will put you in touch with a counselor experienced in the subject of addiction.  He or she can evaluate your situation and assist you with recommendations regarding all your available treatment options. ​

 At A Center for Recovery we treat all addictions with compassion and reserve judgment. Don’t be afraid that we would laugh (or worse) not take you seriously. We understand addiction and promise to help you find the resources you need to get past your shopping addiction and to the root of the problem. Call us at 877.403.3381 today.