Looking for a self-help group forshopping addiction? Surrounding yourself with a community of people who have shared the same or similar experiences can be extremely helpful. Like most problems in life, it can help to talk to others who know exactly what you’re dealing with because they’ve been there, too.
If you're a强迫性购物者,通过支持组工作,您可以获得令人上瘾的新视角。
Signs of Shopping Addiction
Everyone overspends now and again, but around six percent of the U.S. population is thought to have a true shopping addiction.这种疾病通常在青少年晚期或成年早期开始。
It often co-occurs with other disorders, including mood and anxiety disorders,substance use disorders, eating disorders, other impulse control disorders, and personality disorders. If you’re wondering whether you or a loved one’s shopping is out-of-hand, start by determining if these characteristics apply.
- 即使你买不起,你也不需要买东西
- Engage in binge shopping
- 经历强烈的购买冲动
- 购物后感到失望,压力和内疚
- 隐藏购买恐惧,其他人会认为你买的是不合理的
- 回复直接邮件优惠
- 花所有或部分你拥有的钱
- Use “retail therapy” to deal with stress
如果这些特征中的大部分适用,您或您所爱的人可能有强迫的购买障碍。
如果您或亲人正在努力与购物成瘾,请联系Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) National Helpline在1-800-662-4357for information on support and treatment facilities in your area.
For more mental health resources, see our国家助理数据库。
试图自助小组的理由
用于购物成瘾的自助群体可以帮助人们对其成瘾的洞察力。以下是加入一组的其他一些好处的概述。
- 识别和索引情绪触发器
- 开发一个非金枪平的人
- 避免感觉孤立或无助
- 公开谈论你的经历和感受
- 缓解压力,焦虑和抑郁症
- 获得更好的理解成瘾作为疾病
- 找到治疗资源
在这里,我们可以看看各种自助群体,为人们争取强迫性购买障碍,以及家人和朋友。无论您希望加入在线支持组还是补充您在线会议获得的支持,请找到一个适合您的人。
Debtors Anonymous
Debtors Anonymous was first started in 1968 when a group of recovering members from Alcoholics Anonymous began discussing their financial problems. Today, the group has more than 500 registered meetings in more than 15 countries worldwide, where you can share your struggles and help others who are overcoming overspending.
根据其网站,“其目的是threefold: to stop incurring unsecured debt, to share our experience with the newcomer, and to reach out to other debtors."
Spenders Anonymous
消费者匿名是一个12步组,基于酗酒的原则匿名;但是,两组之间没有组织隶属关系。
Spenders Anonymous strives to help shopping addicts stop spending compulsively, take responsibility for their money, and spread the message of recovery to other compulsive spenders.
The only requirement for membership is "a desire to stop spending time, money, energy and our very selves beyond all reason," according to its website.