Life on the high streets

Good thing I spend (of course) the entire day at the office, and nowhere near any shops or malls, cause I was in a serious compulsive buying mood this afternoon. I get that every once in a while, this urge to just go and buy random stuff, regardless of what they are. Well okay, mostly it's clothing, albums and DVDs, but almost always things I don't really need. I'm not even a big fan of shopping, I just like buying stuff.

I once saw an episode of Oprah on this very subject, and I could recognize myself in the guests completely. As it turns out, to some (most probably I'm one of them), buying stuff can work like a drug, and can really become something you grow mentally addicted to. Also, apparantly it doesn't really matter what it is you're buying, as long if it's something you don't need as a bare necessity. Check!

Another thing that goes with it, is that people are doing it to cheer themselves up, like what some people do with food or sex. It makes sense, yesterday evening I was feeling sorta depressed (as I wrote down here) so maybe that didn't completely wear of today?

Of course, there's a big difference between spending way too much, or just buying some fun stuff. Although I really like buying stuff, I almost never go and spend outrageous amounts of money. Usually it's just one album or DVD and I'm happy. Shopping can really cheer a guy up!