Do you have a handbag addiction???
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I have 3 of those, but don't think I am an addict.
I feel guilty after a spending spree. Not because I shouldn't have, but because I grew up poor and it's hard for me to get comfortable with spending money.
I do feel a rush when I buy a great bag at a great deal.But I don't do it all the time or uncontrollably.
I have lied about how much items cost. Not to my husband, but to family who would not understand. It saves me judgment.
Same here...but I've never bought a bag on credit - always with cash.
Absolutely, positively, without a doubt...YES!! I love clothing and shoes and jewelry and cosmetics, but most of my disposable income goes towards bags. I consider most of them investments because I can always sell them when I get bored and buy others. That's a little tough to do with clothing and shoes.
"For instance, while alcoholics will hide their bottles, shopoholics will hide their purchases"
Ahem. :shame:
I've stared doing that - I'm running out of hiding spaces in my room!
Trying to sell old junk to cancel it out!
Ahem. :shame:
I've stared doing that - I'm running out of hiding spaces in my room!
Trying to sell old junk to cancel it out!
Just going through the list
I am not addicted
- Shopping or spending money as a result of feeling angry, depressed, anxious, or lonely - Not really, I might go out for some window-shopping to distress, but I always postpone the actual purchase to see if I still feel like it when I am in a better mood
- Having arguments with others about one's shopping habits - Never
- Feeling lost without credit cards -- actually going into withdrawal without them - Never
- Buying items on credit, rather than with cash - Never
- Describing a rush or a feeling of euphoria with spending - Yes, it's nice to buy something you really like. What's the point of buying otherwise? If you buy only when you actually "need" something it would be depressing ...
- Feeling guilty, ashamed, or embarrassed after a spending spree - No
- Lying about how much money was spent. For instance, owning up to buying something, but lying about how much it actually cost - I earn my own money, I am entitled to spend it whichever way I want
- Thinking obsessively about money - Not really
- Spending a lot of time juggling accounts or bills to accommodate spending - Not really, if I have enough cash I buy, otherwise I'll wait. I never run into debts
I am not addicted
yes....and i am now struggling with whether to sell some of my bags (i love everything i have bought - most of them have been since joining tPF 19 months ago 
and have no buyers regret) or just keep them so as not to risk seller's regret (which really feels crappy and puts me in a depression) and try, one day at a time, not to spend anymore at all. with 12 Chanels and at least 1 of every other major designer except Chloe (sold her!) i have enough high end eye candy for several lifetimes...
with bags, i for sure have an addiction and its designer bags only. i am a bag snob.....(at least i admit it..)
with shoes, not really - am fairly reasonable with shoes
with clothes in general, no - Gap jeans and little cheap tshirts are fine for me
this is a great thread, btw! thanks for starting it!
and have no buyers regret) or just keep them so as not to risk seller's regret (which really feels crappy and puts me in a depression) and try, one day at a time, not to spend anymore at all. with 12 Chanels and at least 1 of every other major designer except Chloe (sold her!) i have enough high end eye candy for several lifetimes...with bags, i for sure have an addiction and its designer bags only. i am a bag snob.....(at least i admit it..
)with shoes, not really - am fairly reasonable with shoes
with clothes in general, no - Gap jeans and little cheap tshirts are fine for me
this is a great thread, btw! thanks for starting it!
I would say Yes....
Hello, My name is CleoCouture and I'm a handbag addict! I havent bought a bag in ........almost 3 months!!!!!!!
Damn! That's too long! I need to go get a new bag!
Although I must say that I knew I had a problem but I thought it was much bigger before I read that article. $30,000-$70,000 in debt?! WOW! I can see it being easy to rack up the debt to that point, but I cant imagine ever doing it!
Hello, My name is CleoCouture and I'm a handbag addict! I havent bought a bag in ........almost 3 months!!!!!!!
Damn! That's too long! I need to go get a new bag!
Although I must say that I knew I had a problem but I thought it was much bigger before I read that article. $30,000-$70,000 in debt?! WOW! I can see it being easy to rack up the debt to that point, but I cant imagine ever doing it!
Is there a bagaholic thread? We could all support each other. We should start one. A place to go when we must have the bag we absolutely should not buy. I think the first step is admittting it to ourselves.
Sad to say, but I am too. I guess the first step to recovery is admitting you have a problem, right?Yes, and I didn't even have to read the article to admit it.
Now that I've read the article, maybe I don't!
"According to Zehr, these behaviors can also signal a serious problem:
Shopping or spending money as a result of feeling angry, depressed, anxious, or lonely
Having arguments with others about one's shopping habits
Feeling lost without credit cards -- actually going into withdrawal without them
Buying items on credit, rather than with cash
Describing a rush or a feeling of euphoria with spending
Feeling guilty, ashamed, or embarrassed after a spending spree
Lying about how much money was spent. For instance, owning up to buying something, but lying about how much it actually cost
Thinking obsessively about money
Spending a lot of time juggling accounts or bills to accommodate spending
"If someone identifies four or more of any of these behaviors, there may be a problem," Zehr explains to WebMD."
I definitely get a rush after buying and insane giddiness waiting for the delivery truck.
I don't lie about how much the bag cost...I just avoid the topic!
But I only buy if I can afford it...I'm by no means going into debt over it, and bags are really the only thing I spend insanely on. I think everyone's got something they love and are waaaayyy into...hobby or whatever. There you go. I'm fine! I guess I don't have a problem after all. LOL!
"According to Zehr, these behaviors can also signal a serious problem:
Shopping or spending money as a result of feeling angry, depressed, anxious, or lonely
Having arguments with others about one's shopping habits
Feeling lost without credit cards -- actually going into withdrawal without them
Buying items on credit, rather than with cash
Describing a rush or a feeling of euphoria with spending
Feeling guilty, ashamed, or embarrassed after a spending spree
Lying about how much money was spent. For instance, owning up to buying something, but lying about how much it actually cost
Thinking obsessively about money
Spending a lot of time juggling accounts or bills to accommodate spending
"If someone identifies four or more of any of these behaviors, there may be a problem," Zehr explains to WebMD."
I definitely get a rush after buying and insane giddiness waiting for the delivery truck.
I don't lie about how much the bag cost...I just avoid the topic!
But I only buy if I can afford it...I'm by no means going into debt over it, and bags are really the only thing I spend insanely on. I think everyone's got something they love and are waaaayyy into...hobby or whatever. There you go. I'm fine! I guess I don't have a problem after all. LOL!
Yes I know I have because every time I go and buy one I know I should not because we can’t afford it but I get it anyway I always swear this is the last time but give it about a week and here I go again I have to have a better one and on and on it goes
I think my thoughts are just bag oriented. I can wear the same jeans for a week and buy the same model of jeans for several times, use the same 10 shirts all the time for everything, but my bag has to change in accordance to what/where I'm wearing it.
I just recently had my BFF here for a few days and one day I think I wore 3 different bags. First I stopped by the doctor's office in the morning, then me and said friend took a 11 km walk around the town to see the sights, then we went to a bit of a fancy restaurant for dinner. You can't wear the same bag for all of those things! Right?! At least I can't.
I just recently had my BFF here for a few days and one day I think I wore 3 different bags. First I stopped by the doctor's office in the morning, then me and said friend took a 11 km walk around the town to see the sights, then we went to a bit of a fancy restaurant for dinner. You can't wear the same bag for all of those things! Right?! At least I can't.