of addictions shopaholic habit 5 do you feel that you can control your shopping habit thinking of controlling your excessive addiction for shopping and it is driving you insane shopaholics try to stay away from shopping but the feeling of not shopping for a while can make them depressed says dr deepak shaparia from jaslok hospital mumbai he adds though shopaholics think of being away from shopping in order to make their loved ones happy they are unable to resist the urge to shop more shopaholic habit 6 do you always buy unnecessary things you are easily tempted to buy what you see even though you dont need it you make unnecessary purchases like mobile covers or candle stands etc just to make yourself happy dr deepak says a shopaholic is a person who buys one more pair of shoes in spite of having 100 pairs of shoes and this habit can put them in bad debt if they have a huge fetish for luxury brands shopaholic habit 7 are you at your happiest when you buy new things when youre upset do you go for shopping sprees just to kick out your depression normal shoppers buy to fulfill their needs and shopaholics shop to be happy says dr deepak shopaholics find great pleasure when they buy new things they actually shop to change mood to deal with depression and to stop feeling angry shopaholics feel that buying new things can make them happy and depend on this temporary contract to stay away from loneliness shopaholic habit 8 could you afford the last three things you bought just go back to the list of items you bought recently and ask yourself how much your bank balance did or did not suffer due to your recent expenditure shopaholics buy what they like no matter how expensive it is dr deepak summarises it a shopaholic wont hesitate to buy any expensive item even if he is tight on budget just because he liked the item or he has a fetish over some brand he make go to the extent of borrowing money or go for emis and put his finances at stake shopaholic habit 9 do you compulsively buy the same thing again and again buying several pairs of pants or tees for your daily wear is okay but we are talking about buying expensive items or repurchase of unnecessary things like expensive shoes luxury brand bags home appliances sound systems computers gadgets etc over and above what you need shopaholics tend to compulsively buy the same items over and over again for no reason shopaholic habit 10 do you feel compelled to buy something anything every time you visit a store shopaholics often find it difficult to take a trip to the mall without buying anything this is bad news for people who are fighting a shopping addiction while dining out at restaurants located in malls shopaholics tend to have an urge to purchase something or the other when they