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Other Resources for Overshoppers
Debtors Anonymous
Debtors Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength, and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from compulsive debting. The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop incurring unsecured debt. There are no dues or fees for D.A. membership.
There are D.A. meetings in every state, as well as telephone and online meetings.
MySelfHelp.com
This website provides an online, interactive self-help program for illuminating compulsive shopping. It is staffed by healthcare professionals to aid people in improving their quality of life. There’s a discussion board for both members and visitors, a free newsletter, and a free online program about how to help loved ones cope with issues.
Addicted.com
This website provides a variety of recovery resources for people struggling with addiction, their families, and friends. Highlights include a panel of experts in specific areas of addiction who answer readers' questions, a directory of addiction treatment centers, including virtual tours, and a directory of addiction counselors. The site offers addiction self-tests, links to 12-step programs, and current articles on many types of addiction. Also on the site is Addictedspace, an online forum for site visitors, and a hotline, open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, for assistance. Membership is free and requires only online registration.
Recovery Connection for Addiction Treatment
Recovery Connection for Addiction Treatment is a nationally recognized private referral network assisting people who are in need of compulsive shopping treatment, as well as drug addiction treatment, alcohol rehab programs and other associated disorders.Their mission is to provide an orientation about addiction treatment to the web visitor and to effectively place individuals who would like private treatment care in state-of-the-art addiction treatment programs and drug rehab facilities throughout the continental United States. Recovery Connection for Addiction Treatment serves as a complete addiction, dual diagnosis and associated disorders psychiatric recovery resource guide and has its own substance abuse programs, holistic drug rehabilitation, drug detox programs, and eating disorders treatment programs.
Shopping Addicts Only
This Yahoo online support group is a forum in which people overshoppers seek and provide support, guidance, and companionship for other overshopperss that also have a shopping addiction. It is free of charge. After becoming a member, a person can post messages on a message board, contact other members, and gain access to helpful links.
HypnosisDownloads.com
This 18 minute downloadable audio file details the steps in the compulsive buying cycle and uses guided imagery and visualization to help overshoppers gain control.
Talking Bookstore
Healing Addictions: Compulsive Shopping is a 1 hour 16 minute downloadable audio file that includes instructions for deep relaxation, stress management, mental biofeedback, and healthy goal setting as they pertain to gaining control over compulsive shopping.
SaveKaryn.com
On this site is the story of Karen Bosniak, who found a creative way to get out of debt and, in the process, became an inspiration for others in debt. The site offers down home and helpful suggestions for getting out of debt by a former debtor.
MoneyHarmony.com
Olivia Mellan is a Washington, DC-based speaker, author, and money coach. She gives teleclasses to therapists, financial planners, coaches, and the general public on money and relationships. She speaks all over the country on a variety of money-related topics. She coaches individuals and couples in person and on the phone in connection with her money conflict resolution work.
The Center for Financial Social Work
Provides multidisciplinary, psychosocial programs and products to help Americans change how they spend, save, and live. They offer certification in financial social work and have free and fee-based resources for individuals, employers, human service providers, and not for profits.
The Shulman Center
Compulsive shoplifting and employee theft, though distinct from compulsive buying, are often related to it. Terry Shulman is a therapist, attorney, consultant, and certified professional coach, who specializes in both of these areas.
Money and Empowerment™
Judith Gruber, LCSW, CCET, is a holistic psychotherapist, life and business coach, and certified core energetics therapist. She is founder and president of Money and Self-Empowerment , which is dedicated to helping people create abundance and prosperity in every area of their lives, to helping them understand and become accountable in their relationship with money; and to creating a plan for financial well-being.
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