Shopping

Reaction Essay
Lin Kar Yee
08023855
Ms.Jeanne
11th September 2009
According to “Could you be a Shopaholic” by Emma Lunn, supreme shop or shopaholism is a recognized addiction, and it is treated alongside alcoholics and drug addicts. There is in reality a pill take an individual could take to “ change magnitude the thrill of spending”. Addictive shoppers adapt this behavior as a form to forefend reality. More often than not, these shoppers step shame, and guilt of their behavior. Lunn also believes that shopaholism occurs because of the culprit’s need to avoid reality.
Information gathered from this article reinforced my idea of shopaholism, and in fact it has also supplied me with additional information. Shopaholics are also know as compulsive shoppers, according to an article by Feuer (2009), shopping is also consider an act of self-healing, and like any former(a) addiction, it can spin out of control. Something as innocent as shopping can turn out to be very(prenominal) harmful, when things get out of control, overspending may also lead to bankruptcy.
dogmatic shopping does not limit and does not vary in the midst of the genders.



According to a require by Brandt (2006), The widespread thinking that most compulsive buyers are wo hands may be wrong, The study done by Brandt has shown that there is no significant release between the genders when it comes to compulsive shopping. There is 6% of women and 5.5% of men, found in the total sample size of 2,513 adults, that has been found to have compulsive shopping symptoms. Lunn (2009) as states in her article that men and feminine generally spend on different types of purchases, and it is true that men tends to spend more on technical items, and females spend on fashion brands.
Brandt’s article also reinforces my opinion on compulsive shopping may also lead to financial problems in the family. After further investigation, it is found that many adults in the U.S are burdened by debt, and it is...If you want to get a full essay, order it on our website: Orderessay



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