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How do people get addicted to shopping? It is a question that is asked a lot, but who has the answers? Well, according to way2hope.org it says that people that have low self-esteem and emptiness. When people have low self-esteem, it makes them want to shop more and more. It makes them think that they are buying clothes to make them "fit in". When people are empty, they "shop till' they drop" to make them feel full or to seem liked, because they are spending money. (Way2Hope Organization) The average amount of money a person spends in one shopping trip that is addicted to shopping is $5,000. (CBSNews)Spending this amount of money per shopping trip can get a person addicted to shopping very easily. Another cause of getting addicted to shopping is the ads on the TV, radio, etc...They get a voice inside their head saying "just buy it, it is okay."(Today.Msnbc)