Complete the
gaps with the words you hear.
Are you
one of the 17 million people who have never met an item you didn’t want to buy?
You might be a shopaholic.
Step 1: (1) __________ __________ __________ __________.
Valid reasons -- you need (2) __________
or __________. Bad reasons--you’re bored, (3) __________, depressed, or just got your (4) __________.
Step 2: (5) Think
about __________ __________ __________
you __________.
If (6) __________ something new gives you an
incredible (7) __________
followed by horrible (8) __________
-- you might have a problem.
Step 3: (9) __________ __________ __________ __________
Are most of the (10) __________ in it things you (11) __________, or (12) __________ you __________.
Step 4: (14) __________ __________ __________ __________
A shopaholic’s wardrobe is
filled with clothes that still have (15) __________ __________
and shoes that have never seen (16) the __________ of __________.
Tip: If you’re on a first name
basis with all the UPS guys, or can name every pitch person on the Shopping
Network, you may have some (17) __________
__________.
Step 5: (18) __________ __________ __________
Do you find yourself trying to
justify (19) __________to
yourself and others? Do you ever hide packages? Lie about how much you’ve
spent? Have you ever (20) __________ a
new __________ into the house in
a dry cleaner bag to conceal you’d bought something new?
Step 6: Assess
your willpower
Shopaholics find themselves
unable to resist buying things--even when they know their (21) __________ __________ are maxed out.
Step 7: (22) __________ __________ if
you failed our little test.
Cut up the credit cards, find
fun ways to fill your time that don’t involve buying anything, join Debtors
Anonymous, or get therapy to discover the deeper issues behind your compulsive
spending.
Fact
Marie Antoinette, Mary Todd
Lincoln, Jackie Kennedy, and Princess Diana are all believed to have been (23) __________.
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