Omniomania

     I was just reading an article online and I just had to share.  I feel like I have a slight shopping addiction, and it IS and addiction, and I wanted to know if it was a real disorder.  As it turns out, it is real.  It's called Omniomania.  It says that only about 6% of the U.S. population is thought to have Omniomania, and it usually co-occurs with other disorders, including mood and anxiety disorders, substance use disorders, eating disorders, other impulse control disorders, and personality disorders.  Omniomania is a way to cope with stress and usually begins around late teenage years to early adulthood. 
     There has been speculations about whether Omniomania is an obsessive compulsive disorder, an impulsive control disorder, a mood disorder, or an addiction. It was soon decided to be viewed as an impulsive-compulsive spectrum disorder.  I have no idea what that is.  I feel like it's an addiction, but it also ties in with those other things.  It really is a problem, that I'm atleast aware of, and I need to fix! It said in the article that it can be fixed by medications, or counseling, or self-help books.  I'm not about to take medicine for it, and I don't want to go to counseling, so I guess I'm going to try to fix this on my own.
     The bad thing about my shopping addiction is that I not only spend all of my own money, but also my mom's, my step-dad's, and my grandparent's.  I would borrow money from anyone who is willing to lend it and I can never pay them back because I spend everything I make on my clothes.  I now have 3 closets and a rolling rack that is breaking from the weight.  I also have clothes in drawers and under my bed in tubs, and hanging in the basement.  If no one believes me, they can see for themselves that I seriously have a problem!!  I shop atleast once a week, everytime a get a check.  It's awful and I feel ashamed, but I can't stop!!!