Treść książki
Przejdź do opcji czytnikaPrzejdź do nawigacjiPrzejdź do informacjiPrzejdź do stopki
TEKST2Przeczytajtekst.Pokażdymakapiciezdecyduj,czyzdaniapodane
poniżejwyrażająprawdę-‘true’,czyfałsz-‘false’.
Thereareseveralcharacteristicsthatshoppingaddictionshareswithothertypesof
addiction.Aswithotheraddictions,shoppingaddictstypicallybecomepreoccupiedwith
spendinganddevotealotoftimeandmoneytotheactivity.
1.Manykindsofaddictionsarelikeaddictionto
shopping.
Actualcashspendingisimportanttotheprocessofshoppingaddictionwhilewindow
shoppingdoesnotconstituteanaddiction.
2.Themoneythatashoppingaddictspendsdoes
notmatterintheprocessofcompulsiveshopping.
Shoppingaddictionishighlyritualizedandfollowsatypicallyaddictivepatternof
thinkingaboutshopping,planningshoppingtrips,andtheshoppingactitself,often
describedaspleasurable,ecstaticeven,andasprovidingrelieffromnegativefeelings.
Finally,theshopperoftencrasheswithfeelingsofdisappointment,particularlywithhim
orherself.
3.Ashoppingaddictdoesnotachievemuch
pleasurefromgoingonashoppingspree.
Compulsiveshoppersuseshoppingasawayofescapingnegativefeelings,suchas
depression,anxiety,boredom,self-criticalthoughts,andanger.Unfortunately,theescape
isshort-lived.Thepurchasesareoftenconsidereduseless,andcompulsiveshopperswill
thenbegintoplanthenextspendingspree.
4.Formanyaddictsshoppingconsidersalong-term
solutiontotheirmentalproblems.
Mostaddictsshopalone,althoughsomeshopwithotherswhoenjoyitasitmayleadto
embarrassmenttoshopwithpeoplewhodon’tsharethistypeofenthusiasmfor
shopping.
5.Mostshoppingaddictsavoidgoingshopping
withpeoplewhoarenotsokeenonshopping.
-9-
