[Best 10 people who become shopping addicts] What I practice to suppress material desire

This time, I will talk about what I, a shopping addict, contradicts the content of the article, and what I do to curb my greed.

If you don't care, you may not need to read this article, but if you want to do something about it, I hope it helps.

Shopping How I Became Addicted

I wasn't addicted to shopping.

When I was a child, even though I didn't have any pocket money, my parents bought me the things I really wanted. It never happened.

When I become a working adult, I work overtime until the last train, and I wake up at 5 in the morning, and I don't have time to enjoy shopping.

Wake up in the morning, work and go to bed. It's a loop.

What's more, my monthly salary is only about 130,000 yen, so if I add in commuting expenses, food expenses, insurance, communication expenses, etc., the money I can use is very small.

There was a time when I was living alone, but the account balance was only a few thousand yen and it was hard.

Currently, I am mainly active on YouTube, but perhaps because of the backlash from the past, I have become a so-called shopping addiction and have financial problems.

I wish I could introduce it in a video and get my money back, but unfortunately it's a big loss.

I have seen the worst result of having to live in debt at this rate, so I am currently trying to overcome my shopping addiction through trial and error.

Shopping Addiction

Before I tell you how to curb your cravings, let's talk about shopping addiction.

Shopping addiction is the repeated impulsive shopping behavior that is not necessary, and many people suffer from this in modern society.

Especially in recent years, with the spread of the Internet, the number of distributors introducing products on YouTube has increased, so many people may be excited and buy.

In the case of SNS, people around you buy the latest smartphones and personal computers, and you are lured to buy them.

Unnecessarily, smartphones, computers, and cameras have increased unnecessarily.

is also common. (Is me)

The number of smartphones and computers that the general public owns is 1 each, 2 at most.

If you buy more than that every year, you should think that you already have a shopping addiction.

The point is not to "own a lot" but to "buy every year".

This article focuses on digital devices, but the same applies to other products.

Why shopping addiction?

There are various causes of shopping addiction, but it is said that stress is the most common.

In order to get rid of daily frustration, buy things to fill empty feelings, get satisfaction, and buy things again when stress builds up, this is shopping addiction.

And people who hate to lose (people with high pride) are more likely to become addicted to shopping.

Those who like to collect may also want to be careful.

If you have money, you have money to spend, so I don't think it's a problem.

When you sell it, you will have the illusion that you have more money, so you may lose your savings before you know it.

People who frequently use online auctions and flea market apps are not a problem if they are doing business, but if they are used to make change, they are likely to become addicted to shopping.

How to curb materialistic desires

This is something I've been practicing through trial and error, so it doesn't have a medical effect, and it may not be useful to you, but there's nothing I can do. I would appreciate it if you could refer to it to the extent that it is better than not doing it.

Since it is one of the stress factors, the effect is only while you are working or studying, but it is better than doing nothing.

There are many working people who have side jobs recently, so it might be a good idea to check the blog for the first time in your spare time. (You should avoid genres that require you to buy something.)

SNS has various temptations.

Even if you delete the app, you can see it in the browser, so it seems meaningless, but please try it. I think it's especially effective for people who are lazy.

Hey, don't look.

If you open SNS and see someone boasting about the product they bought, I think people with high pride will not be able to control their impulse purchases.

People who are addicted to SNS can also make a key plaque apart from the main one.

There are few people who look at the back dirt, but I feel very comfortable because I can tweet my thoughts and there are no tempting tweets.

In the end, the secret behind it is now open to the public, and my SNS addiction has accelerated, but I use it to record the state of trial and error, and I rarely see gadget accounts. So the materialistic desires are suppressed and the result may be all right.

When I was addicted to shopping, I used to sell old items in order to buy new items, but since things sell easily, the frequency of buying and selling has increased.

There is also the temptation to increase points, but in the end, it is the side that operates the flea market app that benefits, and I rarely use it now because I buy it unnecessarily to use the points.

I personally find this to be the most effective.

Until now, whenever I had free time, I used to watch gadget-related YouTubers' videos, but I tend to end up buying products that I don't need. It was just overflowing with things and running out of money.

I don't make impulse purchases on review blogs, but I end up buying videos.

I wonder what the difference is...

Now I watch animal videos, especially rabbit and cat videos to relieve stress, and I think anime and movies are also effective.

It is more important not to create an environment where there is no smartphone or computer around you, or where you can touch it.

Since you can't touch your smartphone while exercising, you can get rid of your smartphone addiction and you won't end up making impulse purchases.

If you are looking at the net and feel like you want something, try jogging or stretching to distract yourself.

If you think "I bought a smartphone but it doesn't have the features I wanted", give up.

If you buy new things to satisfy your desires, new desires will be born and you will not be able to get out of your shopping addiction.

It is important to be patient even if you want it.

Many shopaholics tend to hit the buy button as soon as they want something.

Even if you want something, don't buy it right away.

If you do a thorough simulation, you will be able to reduce the chances of buying and failing, and you can expect to improve your immediate buying habits.

Take care of the things you buy until they break

Before I became addicted to shopping, I used my smartphone for a long time until the battery ran out quickly even if I charged it. For me, even tens of thousands of yen is expensive.

But what about now?

I can still use the device I'm using now, but when a new smartphone comes out, I try to buy it right away.

Gone are the days when I used to take care of things.

If the current situation continues, not only shopping addiction,

No matter how long it takes, I can't use money when I really need it.

And people who repeatedly buy and sell new things will also have a credibility problem.

Take care of people and things.

I believe that such a person can become rich.

Finally

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