I am now in the grip of food and shopping obsessions and compulsions
I was bulimic, a kleptomaniac, an obsessed drug and drink user, an obsessive 60 per day smoker,
I have the ability to make my life hell
I’m officially obese now and have started to self identify as being fat…before I just thought I was fat
Food is addictive
So is shopping I spend several hours a day shopping or window shopping
When I get my money it’s gone in 10 minutes
It’s not about where we’ve been; it’s about where we’re going.
I don’t tend to find that
Try to cure all without looking over your shoulder?
Can’t be done
Yes. I had a time at least couple months where I would spend my weekly pocket money on the day that I got the money. I smoke 40 cigarettes per day. I had a book buying compulsion, now it’s gone since I have trouble sleeping since seven months.
But I don’t need to buy food, I can eat at my fathers place. I also bought a lot of technology stuff. The laptop I’m currently writting with is not paid. Voices told me, all day long that I should just order this laptop via paypal uncovered. This was december 2017.
I gave my bank card to my legal guardian. I let him close or lock my amazon and paypal accounts. And on some sites I’m not allowed to order things online.
I still can order things online, but in 2017 I started to smoke cigarettes also, and I always need money for smoking. I still could spend all my money on online orders but I’m unwilling to nowadays. I also signed contracts to the gym, a provider for my smartphone and for the internet.
This and last year I cancelled all the contracts I have through my legal guardian and now I’m in debt because of that and the laptop.
Can you hand over control of your money to your husband ?
I have impulse control issues too friend. I shop, gamble, eat, drug, smoke. Stopped the drinking and the sex because I just don’t like them anymore. It’s hard.
Sounds familiar,
I’ve not handed all over,
I’m trying to live within rules but it’s not working
There are so many ways to get into debt it’s too easy
I like the illusion of freedom x
I was like that while on Abilify. I stopped Abilify and gave all my money control to my parents.
Problem solved.
Also try a psychologist, it might help.
I was given the diagnosis Of multiple compulsive addictive personality
This is such a pain to find how strong it still is 27 years later
Yea I’m thinking of going back to therapy before I get morbidly obese and ruin my relationship with crap decisions about my finances
Oh I’m so sorry to hear that. You must struggle immensely.
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