Shopping Addiction: A New Way to Understand Your Shopping Habits (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781806054428)

You already know you shouldn't be buying things you don't need. You've tried cutting back, setting rules, promising yourself you'll behave next payday. Yet the same pattern returns, and the urge feels stronger than your plans.

You're not alone, and you're not lacking willpower. You're dealing with something far more human: the emotional pull behind every purchase.

This book begins where most advice ends - with the why.

Meet Emma: an ordinary woman navigating payday highs, late-night browsing, the thrill of a parcel arriving, and the sinking feeling that comes after. She isn't reckless. She's caught in the cycle you know well. Her story becomes a gentle mirror, revealing patterns you've felt for years but never fully understood.

There's no budgeting regimen here, no financial lectures, no guilt. Instead, you follow Emma as she discovers the triggers beneath her shopping habits and learns how to create moments of choice in the space where impulse usually wins.

As you read, you'll see:
- why emotional buying feels so comforting in the moment
- how boredom, stress, loneliness and low self-worth quietly fuel the urge to shop
- why "just stop spending" has never worked for you
- how the promise of transformation inside every parcel creates its own addictive loop

You'll also learn simple tools that help you:
- pause before the impulse takes over
- understand what you're really craving when you click "buy now"
- build a sense of control without feeling restricted
- replace guilt with clarity and relief

If you've ever shopped to soothe anxiety or boredom, sought confidence from a skincare haul, or bought yet another "fix" for a problem you couldn't name, you'll recognise yourself in these pages.

This isn't about deprivation. It's about finally understanding what's happening underneath your buying habits so you can make choices that feel steady, kind and grounded.

If you've ever asked yourself, Why do I keep doing this?, this book offers the clearest answer - and an easier way forward.