especially when you could be out shopping!
Don't consider this quiz a diagnosis, but if you've answered a majority of these questions correctly, you may want to think twice about your habits. In the Diagnostic Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, put out by the American Psychiatric Association, Compulsive Shopping Disorder is categorized under "impulse control disorders." This means that compulsive shoppers tend to shop both frequently and randomly, often buying and returning items or seeking out purchases because they're on sale -- even it means spending beyond a budget. Emotionally, shopaholics report feeling "high" after they're done shopping, though they may feel anxiety or depression moments later. If you think you may have a shopping problem, here are some places you can go for help:
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