How Can I Stop the Urge to Compulsively Shop?
The Minimalists
Joshua Fields Millburn
4.7 • 11.5K Ratings
🗓️ 23 September 2021
⏱️ 6 minutes
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Joshua and Ryan discuss how we can appropriately address the root cause of a shopping addiction. Listen to the full episode at patreon.com/theminimalists
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| 0:00.0 | Don Minimists. |
| 0:03.0 | No matter what I do, I find it difficult to curb the urge |
| 0:07.3 | to compulsively shop, especially on groceries. |
| 0:11.0 | I've tried shopping fasts and wish lists, |
| 0:13.9 | but they only help slightly. |
| 0:16.6 | The only thing that really curbs it |
| 0:18.5 | is in person time with people I care about, |
| 0:21.4 | but doing that on a regular basis |
| 0:23.1 | isn't possible for me at this time. |
| 0:25.7 | Burnt out. |
| 0:26.7 | I don't know what to do. |
| 0:27.5 | I feel like I need shopaholics anonymous. |
| 0:30.8 | Yeah, you might, maybe you do. |
| 0:32.6 | Yeah. |
| 0:33.5 | See, the problem is you're saying this in jest, |
| 0:35.8 | and that's actually what made me look up shopaholics. |
| 0:37.6 | I'm like, is this an actual thing? |
| 0:39.3 | Because I was familiar with the term, obviously, |
| 0:43.4 | and it's used pejoratively. |
| 0:44.7 | Like, oh, yeah, I guess I'm like an alcoholic, |
| 0:47.3 | but for shopping, yeah, yeah, we are. |
| 0:50.4 | We are that way, and it's okay. |
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