Serious Common Addictions

5. Shopping

Everyone loves purchasing new items and a day spent shopping can offer a relaxing break from the daily routine. Yet, if not controlled, this habit can easily get out of hand and turn into a shopping addiction. Shopping addicts spend more time and money on unneeded items, and they may find themselves buying and returning purchases on a constant basis. An item may be purchased simply because it was at a discounted price.

Shopping addicts usually shop due to emotional stresses in their life and the side effects of this disorder create other problems. Relationships may get damaged as the addict loses control over his or her financial well being as the urge takes over.