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Internet Shopping Addiction

Internet Shopping Addiction Definition: a recreational activity of psychological interest that is compulsively repeated regardless of consequences. Most people don’t know they are addicted Having the need to shop always Buying unnecessary items

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Internet Shopping Addiction

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  1. Internet Shopping Addiction • Definition: a recreational activity of psychological interest that is compulsively repeated regardless of consequences. • Most people don’t know they are addicted

  2. Having the need to shop always Buying unnecessary items Getting multiple credit cards sole purpose to shop Obsessive thinking Symptoms

  3. Extreme effects • Loss of friends, jobs, relationships • Selling goods • Stealing • Financial problems • Gambling • Physical, emotional problems

  4. Withdrawal • Recovering from internet can get serious • Urges • Lying, sneaking around • Prevention: recognize patterns of overuse, chart time spent online, identify underlying problems, • What is the reason for wanting to escape from everyday life?

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