Enjoying shopping is normal. Feeling unable to stop is a different thing.
Direct answer
Compulsive shopping, sometimes called shopping addiction, means repeated buying that feels hard to control and causes problems with money, relationships or mood. Signs include hiding purchases, spending beyond your means and feeling guilt afterwards. Support from a professional can help.
Warning signs
- Thinking about shopping a lot.
- Shopping to escape bad feelings.
- Buying items you never use or open.
- Borrowing or using credit to keep shopping.
- Lying about what you spend.
- Trying and failing to cut back.
What can help
- Talk to someone you trust.
- Speak to a doctor or counsellor, who can look at underlying causes such as anxiety or depression.
- Limit access: remove stored cards, uninstall apps, set spending limits.
- Get debt advice from a free service if you owe money.
- Build other rewards into your week.
Where Teyro fits
Teyro's How to Stop Impulse Buying course turns this into short lessons you can play in a few minutes a day. It has 50 lessons, and you can start free.
The bottom line
This is a problem to be treated with care, not shame. Help exists, and asking for it is a strength.
This is general education, not personal financial advice.
