中了这几条，你可能就得了“购物癖”

A shopaholic is a person addicted to shopping. It is not important if we talk about normal shopping in stores or internet shopping. This disorder is also called compulsive buying or oniomania.

购物狂是购物上瘾的人。至于是在店里购物还是网上购物并无关紧要。这种症状也被称为冲动性购物行为，也叫购物癖。

A shopaholic buys when he or she is sad or disappointed, usually thinks about money, and where and when will be the next shopping destination and time. A shopaholic feels excited during the actual buying of products, but afterwards, he or she feels sad or guilty.

购物狂会在情绪低落，失望消极的时候买东西。脑海里只剩多少钱能买到、下次在哪买、什么时候买……买东西时，购物狂异常兴奋，消费过后又失落沮丧，满怀愧疚。

Contrary to expected there are no gender differences in prevalence. The only difference is that men usually buy cars, tools and electronic equipment, and women, clothes and shoes.

与众人的预期恰恰相反，这种现象男女人数相当。唯一的区别在于，男性喜欢购置汽车、各类工具和电子设备；女性则倾向于购入衣装鞋履。

Usually this disorder starts in the mid-20s. People become more independent and leave their homes.

这种症状通常始于20来岁，年轻人渐渐独立，离家打拼的时候。

So, how can you know if you are addicted to shopping? You are, if you buy when you are stressed, if you cannot control it, and it has a bad influence on your daily life.

所以如何判断你是否有购物癖呢？如果你压力一大就买东西，控制不了自己的购买欲，甚至影响了日常生活，你就有购物癖。

Normal shoppers usually spend their money smart. They do not buy often, and go shopping with their friends or family. Compulsive buyer shop alone, and for them, it is the process of buying that is important, not the final product that they buy. They often feel high or a rush when they buy things.

普通消费者会把钱花在刀刃上，他们不会老是买东西，逛街购物也都和亲朋好友一起；反之，购物狂自己逛街购物。对于他们而言，购买的过程才重要，买到什么并无所谓。付钱的时候，会有一阵快感传遍全身。

Beware, there is a difference between compulsive buying and collecting. Collectors feel proud when they buy something, and the product is very important to them. A common thing is that collectors and compulsive buyers spend a lot of time on planning to shop and analyzing all specifications of a product.

注意，购物癖不等同于搞收藏。收藏家每置办一件藏品，都会倍感自豪，东西本身对他们来说很重要。共同点在于，二者会花大把时间来计划购物，挑选并对比产品指征与明细。

There is also a difference between compulsive buying and hoarding. Hoarders collect, all of the products that they buy, and even stuff that they find somewhere. Then they need to have all that stuff. Compulsive buyers buy products, which they can toss out just after they bought it. For them, the product is not as important as the process of buying.

购物狂和囤积癖也不一样。囤积者会把买到的东西，甚至是在某处找到的东西囤在一起，他们需要“拥有”的感觉。而购物癖买到的东西，到手就扔掉也没事。对他们来说，产品本身远不及购买过程重要。

Let's say you are a shopaholic, here is the circle of your thinking. First, you feel sad or not in the mood and you think “I feel better when I shop” or “shopping makes me happy.” Afterwards, you feel a desire to buy something. It is not important what. And then you think “I deserve to buy something.” You plan when and where you're going to shop. Now you feel thrilled and you buy something. But now after shopping, you feel sad again. Not only sad. You feel guilt for buying.

假设你是个购物狂，那么以下便是你的思维循环：一开始，你有点难过，心情不好，你说：“买点东西就好啦！”或者说：“买东西最快乐啦！”于是，你有了买东西的欲望，至于买什么并不重要，只是觉得该买点东西犒劳自己。你计划好哪天去哪里买，越想越兴奋，一鼓作气，付款买下。然而，钱付完的你又开始难过，甚至有点内疚，觉得不该买。

You did this because you tried to escape from sadness, or loneliness, but you are just going in circles. All you can do now is to become aware of it and try not to do it again.

你这么做只是因为你想远离悲伤，逃避孤独，殊不知陷入了恶性循环。现在，你能做的就是先意识到这点，然后打住，就此收手。

You want to know why you became a shopaholic. There are many explanations.

你为什么会有购物癖呢？成因其实很多。

One of them is your childhood. If you're neglected as a child or you had a low self-esteem; your parents bought toys for you just to compensate their love for you. All of that can be a reason to become a shopaholic.

其一，你的童年际遇。如果你小时候被家长忽视，自己缺乏自信，而父母又只会给你买玩具来弥补他们对你的爱……这些都会是购物癖的诱因。

Another explanation can be genetic. Shopaholics usually have a family member with a mood disorder or addiction disorder.

其二，遗传。购物癖身边的某个家人，可能患有某种情绪障碍或者成瘾性障碍。

Moreover, culture can play an important role. Compulsive buying is more often seen in developed countries with better economics where you can buy things easier. Countries like the USA or countries in western Europe.

其三，文化的影响不容小觑。冲动性购物在一些购物更为便捷，经济更为发达的国家中较常见。比如美国以及多数西欧国家。

Furthermore, compulsive buying can often be seen with mood disorders, anxious disorders, eating disorders, or even personality disorders.

其四，购物癖往往伴随情绪障碍、焦虑障碍、饮食障碍甚至是人格障碍。

Today's even bigger problem is internet buying. Why? Because shopaholics can shop without anyone seeing them. They can spend hours and hours on the internet searching all specifications of products and feel excited because of it.

如今，网上购物让问题愈发严重。为什么？要是你在线上冲动消费，没人会知道。他们可以花大把时间，在网上搜索各种产品，满足自己的需求，倍感兴奋。

So, there is a big problem if you are a shopaholic. But what do you do now? there are a couple of possibilities.

所以，如果你有购物癖，问题就大了。那怎么办呢？其实也有不少选择。

Cognitive behavioral therapy is one of them. And another is individual therapy.

一种选择是认知行为治疗，另一种是个体治疗。

Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is therapy session targeting specific cognitive processes relating to shopping behaviors. Cognitive behavioral therapy primarily deals with what goes on in our mind. How you think and what you think about are major factors that determine your shopping habits and general quality of life. CBT can be group or individual therapy.

认知行为疗法针对购物行为的特定认知过程施以治疗，该疗法主要针对我们的大脑活动。你思维的方式和内容是决定你购物习惯和生活质量的主要因素。认知行为疗法可以多人同时或单独接受治疗。

Individual therapy is therapy where a client works, 1 to 1 with a therapist and tries to explore their thoughts and behavior and also feelings and beliefs. The therapist and client set a goal together and work towards it.

个体治疗则是一对一治疗。理疗师与患者面对面，探究患者的想法、行为、乃至情感、信仰等。理疗师与患者一同制定目标，共同努力达到目标。

Apart from CBT and individual therapy, you can read self-help books or go to financial consulting that helps you with planning your budget. It does not solve your problem entirely, but it helps you with financial problems of compulsive buying.

除了以上两种疗法，你也可以找找看自救书籍，或者找财务顾问帮你计划开支。即便制定预算并没有解决本质问题，但至少能帮你避免因过量购物导致的财务问题。

There is also pharmacotherapy as a solution, but before using pills, you should try other possibilities.

当然，也可以药物治疗。但在服药前，最好先尝试下其他方法。

Compulsive buying is a serious problem, not only for a shopaholic, but also for their family and friends. Acknowledging a problem is already half of a solution. After that, you should find professional help, which can help you solve that problem entirely. We hope that these tips helped you somehow, if you are really a shopaholic or broaden your knowledge about compulsive buying, and what that really is.

购物癖是个大问题，不仅影响本人，还会影响家人和朋友。承认有购物癖，问题就已解决一半。之后，你就该找寻专业人士帮你彻底解决问题。如果你有购物癖，诚心希望上述建议能帮到你；如果只是想了解购物癖，也希望该视频开拓了你的知识域。