Do I have a problem?
The questions below will help you decide whether it would be useful to seek further advise or clarification. If you find that you answer yes to more than three or four questions then it may be worth you getting further information.
Questionnaire :
Do you spend compulsively when you are feeling low ?
Do you spend compulsively when life’s problem seem too much to bear ?
Do the above actions effectively change your mood ?
Has the amount spent or quantity of items bought increased over the past year or two ?
Has your spending caused upset in your family or place of work ?
Do other people say that your spending is a problem or out of control ?
Do you often find that you buy more than you initially set out to buy ?
Do you find that you are powerless to stop spending once you have started ?
Do you feel you ‘belong’ to the human race more when you are spending money ?
Do you suffer emotional consequences after a spending spree such as guilt, shame, remorse, self loathing or a sense of hopelessness ?
Have you ever spent money in order to relieve these feelings ?
Have you ever tried to stop this behaviour for any length of time ?
Have you ever considered ending your life because of your spending or ensuing debts ?
Do you continue to spend even when the consequences of previous episodes are unresolved; e.g. increasing already high debts ?