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To Buy or Not to Buy Why We Overshop and How to Stop

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ISBN-10: 159030599X

ISBN-13: 9781590305997

Edition: 2008

Authors: April Lane Benson

List price: $21.95
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According to a recent study, it is estimated that more than 10 million Americans are unable to stop themselves from frequent shopping binges that lead to debt, damaged relationships, and depression. In this book, April Lane Benson draws on decades of clinical experience and on recent research to offer information, insights, and practical strategies for overcoming compulsive buying. The cardinal signs of compulsive buying are: * Frequent purchases of unneeded or unaffordable items * Intrusive or uncontrollable impulses to buy * Emotional let-down or feelings of guilt after shopping In plain and encouraging language, Dr. Benson helps readers to identify their "overshopping sequence"the…    
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Book details

List price: $21.95
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Shambhala Publications, Incorporated
Publication date: 12/30/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 288
Size: 5.94" wide x 8.90" long x 0.79" tall
Weight: 0.880

Introduction
What Are You Shopping For?
What Hooks You and What Unhooks You
Your Shopping Self-Portrait
Becoming Financially Fit
What Are You Really Shopping For?
Countering the Pressure to Consume
Mindful Shopping
Enlisting the Body and the Heart
Recruiting the Mind and the Soul
What If I Start Again?
Conclusion
Acknowledgments
Shopping Support Buddies