#shopping addicted

[identitty-dickruption]

sometimes the key to addiction recovery is just putting a bunch of things in the way that you’d rather be doing. it doesn’t always help with the big “I’m having a breakdown and this is the only thing that helps” kind of substance use. but I think in the day-to-day and in the learning how to survive. “I can always drink/use later but first I’m going to walk my dog [or other activity]” is a great sentence to have in your mental toolkit

[monstera-modd]

It’s a Front for Drugs

Another DCxDP Café AU #3

After the Nasty Burger incident, Dan, Dani, and Danny had no choice but to flee their home universe. With nowhere else to go, they settled in Gotham, New Jersey.

They opened a small café called "3D’s Coffee House", located right on the edge of Park Row, between Newtown and Pinkney. It was the perfect place—busy enough to blend in but not so crowded that they’d constantly be in the spotlight.

Dan took charge of the kitchen, handling all the baked goods. (Jazz had once suggested baking as a good stress reliever, and surprisingly, it worked.) Dani and Danny ran the front, chatting with customers and making killer coffee. (Heh.)

Business was steady, the atmosphere was cozy, and best of all, no one suspected they weren’t exactly normal.

Until, on an otherwise uneventful, cloudy day, the one and only Tim Drake-Wayne walked into their little shop.

Danny barely looked up from the espresso machine as the guy—clearly running on fumes—dragged himself to the counter and ordered an Electric Delight.

"Three extra shots and two pumps of caramel," Tim mumbled, rubbing his eyes.

Danny raised a brow but didn’t comment. "Coming right up."

He crafted the order with expert precision, sliding the cup over with a friendly, "Enjoy your liquid death."

Tim didn't even hesitate. He took the cup, downed the entire thing in record time, and let out a slow exhale.

And then—

He felt awesome.

Like, heart-racing, brain-on-overdrive, seeing-sound-levels of awake.

None of the usual coffee shops he frequented could make him feel this alert this fast. This alive.

Curious, he mentioned the café to Dick.

Who, of course, mentioned it to Jason.

And since 3D’s Coffee House was in his territory, Jason took one look at the situation and immediately came to a conclusion.

"...They’re using drugs."

Dick frowned. "What?"

"Think about it," Jason said, crossing his arms. "Some no-name café opens up on the edge of Park Row—already suspicious. Then they start selling ungodly strong coffee that makes people feel invincible? That’s not caffeine, that’s drugs."

Tim, sipping his second Electric Delight, blinked. "...I mean. It could just be good coffee?"

"Wake up, Replacement," Jason scoffed. "This has front for a drug operation written all over it."

Dick sighed. "We should investigate."

Tim groaned. "Why do I feel like you guys are going to ruin my new favorite coffee place?"

Jason cracked his knuckles. "Because we are."

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my brain was so fucked while writing this guys

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me everyday

[aubryjoi]

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Prompt 9 - Candles

@wolfstarmicrofic December 9, word count 140

“Please Remus,” Sirius pleaded. 

“No,” Remus shook his head and folded his arms across his chest. 

“Pretty please,” Sirius pouted. He knew if he held on just a little longer Remus would give in. 

“No, you already have hundreds of the things. We don’t need any more,” 

“Pretty please with a cherry on top?” Remus rolled his eyes hard up to the heavens and Sirius knew he had him. 

“Fine,” Remus sighed and let Sirius lead him down the aisle where there were shelves and shelves of candles. He picked up a few and smelt them before putting them into their trolley and heading for the next section. By the time they left, Sirius had eight new candles. He made a note to stop by the sweet aisle. Remus deserved a treat too and nothing made Remus happier than chocolate. 

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[jiraisupportgroup]

₊‧°𐐪♡𐑂°‧₊ Tips for Managing a Shopping Addiction ₊‧°𐐪♡𐑂°‧₊

Shopping addictions or impulsive overspending is a really hard habit to break out of, and depending on your financial situation you can end up in really tough spots because of it.

As a general disclaimer: I am not a doctor or therapist, I'm just a mentally ill 24-year-old on the internet who's had issues with overspending (like a lot >-<) but hopefully, these tips can be of some use to you! I would also recommend looking for advice in other areas as well! Don't use this post as your only resource ^-^

♡ Overarching tips ♡

♡ Identify why you might have a shopping addiction. There are many different reasons for this! One thing that can help you identify the reasoning behind it is to analyze the emotions you feel when shopping. Do you feel frantic? Stressed? Really overly-excited? After you make the purchase how do you feel? Do you feel guilt? Shame? Regret? Relief? Super happy? Really analyze your feelings through the process and get a vibe for how it's making you feel. A lot of times shopping addiction develops as a way to cope with negative feelings. If you're feeling sad, stressed, or anxious, it's really tempting to buy yourself a "little treat" to make yourself feel better! But that can spiral into situations where any time you feel those negative emotions you feel a strong urge to go out and buy something to make those feelings go away, and a lot of times they'll come back even worse after the fact. If this is something that you think plays into your shopping addiction, you'll have to build up your resources for healthy coping mechanisms to give yourself alternatives to shopping when you feel down or anxious. Shopping addiction can also develop as a reaction to being in a poor financial situation. You can see this a lot with food and toiletries, but it can happen with other items as well. It makes sense that if someone has experienced food insecurity, once they have extra cash, they'll overstock on food to ensure they never run out again. That same logic applies to other aspects of life as well. If this is something that is playing into your shopping addiction you'll need to do some work into identifying places in your life that you feel the need to overstock on, why you feel that way, and how you can help minimize those feelings to help yourself feel secure without needing to overspend and overstock on those items.

♡ Identify what you are spending your money on. What is it that you're overspending on? Toiletries like skincare products and soaps? Food? Cookware? Clothing? Stuffed animals? Identifying what it is that you impulse buy the most can help you pick up on some of the reasons for your overspending, and can help you know what areas of purchases you need to be more aware of.

♡ Avoid browsing. Especially with online shopping, browsing for items to buy is way too easy. It is so tempting to log onto your favourite shopping websites and just browse for hours, even if you don't need anything! You can open Amazon without the intention of buying anything in particular and the website will shove products into your face until you convince yourself that you absolutely need something T-T so avoid browsing these websites.

♡ Identify when you need something or truly want something vs when you’re experiencing a Fear Of Missing Out (FOMO). There are multiple parts to this. The first one is SALES. 20% off! Free shipping! Buy one get one 50% off! IGNORE THAT!!!! If you did not want to buy it before you saw the sale, do not let the sale influence you into buying it! That's what the corporations want! These sales are designed to create a false sense of urgency so that you feel a stronger need to purchase the product, even if you didn't really want it that much before. Another part of this is trends. This is really easy to see in fashion but it applies to other things as well. Do you really need the new skirt that everyone is talking about? Do you REALLY like the item or do you just want it because everyone else has it and you want to be cool? Would you wear it if no one else was wearing it? Do you already have items to style it with? How often would you actually wear it? Do you already own something similar? These are really important questions to ask when you're shopping for fashion because it is SO EASY to see everyone else wearing something and then just go buy it because everyone else has it, and then they all move on to something else and it just sits in your closet for the next few months never to see the light of day again.

♡ Take note of what you already have. When you're out shopping for something, ask yourself "Do I already have something similar" or "Do I already have something that can serve this same purpose". This works for a lot of things. If you see a new cardigan you really like, think about if you already have a cardigan you can style in the same way. If you're looking at new cookware, ask yourself if you really need another pot or if you have one that can do the same thing. And if you're not sure, go home and check! It is so much better to make sure that you really need the thing that you're buying before you buy it, than to buy it and then realize that you don't need it or you aren't going to use it.

♡ Don’t view shopping as a hobby. Ask yourself... truly, do you treat shopping as though it is a hobby? If you spend multiple hours on shopping websites, it is a hobby. If you get dressed up just to go walk around Target without any specific thing that you need to buy in mind, it is a hobby. Try to replace this with something else that doesn't involve spending money. If you're spending a lot of time on shopping websites, try playing a video game with customizable elements where you can sort of get the feeling that you're buying and building things without spending money (Animal Crossing is really good for this, making Picrews is another good and free option). If it's more of a way to get yourself out of the house try going to places that don't involve shopping instead, there's a surprisingly large number of free or really cheap little art galleries and museums around where you can go walk around and look at cool stuff without really being sold things. Look on your town's website and see if there are any events going on, you'll be really surprised to see how much stuff people organize and do ESPECIALLY around winter-time there are usually loads and loads of free tree-lighting ceremonies and light shows. Talk to your friends too! If meeting up with friends to go shopping is a big part of your friendship dynamic tell them that you're trying to save money and ask if there are other things that you guys can do instead. (Also just as a note I know this is a lot harder in rural areas than cities T-T I do apologise).

♡ In-Store Tips ♡

♡ Don’t go shopping just to go shopping. If you are going shopping make sure that you are shopping for something that you actually need or truly want and have the financial means of getting. Before you walk into the store identify what these things are. Buy only those things. Additionally if you’re looking for something specific but can’t find that item, don’t settle for something else, instead wait until you can find either the specific item you wanted or a really close alternative. Remember that it’s okay to leave a store without buying anything! If you didn’t find what you wanted or needed, you don’t have to buy anything!

♡ Set a reasonable budget. Sometimes it's okay to just go shopping for fun, but you want to make sure that before you go shopping you set a reasonable budget for yourself. You need it to be enough that you'll actually be able to stick to it (like I would not set the budget to $20, that's unreasonably low), but you also want to make sure that it is not SO much that it is going to financially stress you (for example $200 is usually too high for me). For most people, this is going to land you somewhere in the $50-$150 range depending on your income, expenses, and current financial situation. If at any point you find yourself saying "I can spend a little more if I don't do XYZ" STOP. If you start taking money away from other expenses for "fun shopping", STOP. Make sure that all of your essential bills and expenses can be comfortably covered before you start spending fun money.

♡ Wait before you buy. Don't feel rushed or like you have to buy something right now. Identify things in the store that you like, leave the store, and come back later if you can. If you forget anything that you wanted in the time between you leaving the store and coming back, then you don't really need it. If you cant leave the store, step away from your basket for a second. See if you can remember everything in your basket then come back. If there is anything in your basket that you did not remember, put it back. If it’s online do the same thing. Close the page and see if you can remember everything. If you can’t, delete what you didn’t remember. Even better if you wait 1 week before purchasing. You can leave the items in the cart, just wait a few days and see if you still want to buy them after those few days are up. The general idea is that if you do not remember and want the item when it is not in your immediate vicinity, then you likely don't need it. And especially if you leave the store and come back a few days later, if you really really wanted it on day one, but when you come back two days later you don't really want it anymore, then you likely don't need it.

♡ Think critically about each of your purchases. Below is a little chart that @.downsizeupgrade on TikTok uses when she makes a purchase to weigh out if she really needs it or not that I like quite a bit. I did make a few small changes. There are three versions ranging from super cute over the top layout to very simple and easy-to-read layout so that if any of them are hard to read you have options for which one is the easiest for you to use. It is super important to try and be AS HONEST as you can when you’re answering these questions.

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[fountainpenguin]

Etho: This is huge; this is actually quite urgent and exciting! ... There's apparently a sale going on at the food store.

Etho: Yeah, he's selling golden carrots. They were 3 diamonds a pop, apparently they're 1 diamond a pop now, and that's huge... Sale includes golden carrots 'while supplies last,' so if they're gone, they're gone.

Etho, peering inside chest: Ohh, nobody got 'em yet! Ohhhhh, this is so good! I'm filling up- I'm filling up, everybody! ... Uh, should we leave some for the other Hermits?

/Deep stare into camera

Etho, cackling: Nah, they should've got here sooner. These are all mine. All mine! Ahahaha!

Etho's S10 #12, 27:16

[brainrot-has-overtaken-me]

Etho: I don’t have a shopping addiction. This season of Hermitcraft I’m going to control myself

*immediately cuts to him spending 400 diamonds at once*

[digitalgirlguide]

i got paid last week and all i've been doing is treating myself because it's my birthday month (i really love october)

[tapiokauwu]

It's not a want, it's a need.

I need to buy new clothes, I need to pretend my problems will be solved if I had some more cute outfits to show off~

[lucky-in-luv]

[germworms]

Ethos shopping addiction in season 8 >>

Also the first fully colored (Pink) Etho I've ever done. I made him pink because

Might start brainrotting some hermit art on this blog •••

[dolcegbaby]

broke af and spent like over $40 on these 2 items from amazon (im not in america so everythings overpriced) they smell soo good but the philosophy pink frosted one isnt pink anymoree they changed the formula 😫😩

smells delicious thoooo