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Over the years, shopping (1) __________ a very common activity. Lots of people enjoy going to shopping centers or stores, but it's more than a (2) __________ hobby for some of them. They have become shopaholics, people who simply enjoy shopping and walking around spending money without being able to stop doing it.

Shopaholics, also called compulsive spenders, are people hooked (3) __________ shopping. They really like shopping and usually buy things that they don't need. They don't have enough money, (4) __________ they buy everything they want.

Some people go shopping when they are sad, worried activity or lonely and they want to feel better. They use this way to forget their problems. Shopaholics say that they feel more important and (5) __________ after they buy something.

We think that women enjoy shopping more than men, but that's not true. Men really like shopping because they feel they have power and control. Also, men usually buy big items while.

Shopaholism can cause many problems. Some of them can be psychological; and in women (6) __________ their money on clothes, cosmetics, decorations for their houses, or things for the family that case, people should get help. It can also cause (7) __________ problems.

Today's young people have an unprecedented (1) _______ of money to spend on personal items. Many kid...