1.   Compulsive shoppers often never even open the goods they buy.

2.   Black has had some success treating compulsive shoppers with the drug fluvoxamine.

3.   Compulsive shoppers also tend to be overeaters, he says.

4.   Compulsive shoppers may push their carts up and down every aisle, searching for bargains.

5.   Compulsive shoppers, she says, experience frequent impulses to buy that are irresistible, intrusive and senseless.

6.   For the compulsive shopper, this would provide a quick and easy fix from the stress and anxiety of everyday life.

7.   Men may also be compulsive shoppers.

8.   Of course, giving in to an occasional splurge does not make a person a compulsive shopper.

9.   Once they recognize their problem, some compulsive shoppers seek help, either at the insistence of others or at the point of financial collapse.

10.   Similarly, some compulsive shoppers limit themselves to debit cards.