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Originally Posted by basehead617
I’m now at the point where I’m considering putting stuff on credit cards and/or taking out some savings to pay for even more stuff. I haven’t carried a CC balance in 13 years. I tell myself that once I have a wide range of pieces in different styles/colors etc. I’ll be less likely to buy things since they will be too similar to things I already have, and that I’m starting from scratch. It may be true but feels like lies I’m telling myself.
Has anybody else gone through something like this? I really think I’m going to have a hard time stopping because the feedback loop of want something -> get it -> feel/look good -> positive reinforcement from others .. is really strong.
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Sorry, just no to the
putting stuff on credit cards and/or taking out savings to pay for more stuff.
No, I have never gone through something like this...and I'm a woman.
Your "feedback loop" is truly the addiction which is fueling and feeding your need to purchase. So...what is the goal here (?) to wear a new piece/outfit every single day for a year and not repeat anything already worn? Now...you're a potential hoarder and have at least 2 problems going on.
High end or designer clothes? No way, no how. Over the years I have bought very nice pieces that are classics and I have taken good care of them as well.
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Originally Posted by JerseyGirl415
I agree with those saying to seek treatment for this addiction and other things you may be grappling with (sounds like insecurity or self-esteem issues). It can ruin you financially if you don't stop - which you won't, because you can't. You say eventually you stop with these obsessions, but it sounds like you'll just move onto something else, so you really don't have actual control over the impulse to buy. You sound like a gambler, willing to start putting things on credit cards and taking from savings. Not good.
It's fine to like designer clothes, but it's not fine when it consumes you like this.
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Pearls of wisdom in many of these replies OP, please take them to heart before you hurt yourself.
In the end, I say you end it as you began it. Cold turkey.