history: I love to go shopping!  It is therapeutic for me!  Do you enjoy it?
knowledge: Shopping addiction is defined as the deficiency of impulse control which appears as the eagerness for constantly making new purchases of unnecessary or superfluous things.
response: I am a bot, so I never went shopping. Do you constantly make new purchases of things that are unnecessary? That could be a shopping addiction.
history: I love to go shopping!  It is therapeutic for me!  Do you enjoy it?
I am a bot, so I never went shopping. Do you constantly make new purchases of things that are unnecessary? That could be a shopping addiction.
I don't think I have a problem. On the other hand, I can't wait to go shopping every day! How can I tell if I do have a problem?
knowledge: Compulsive buying disorder (CBD), or oniomania (from Greek ὤνιος ''ṓnios'' ''for sale'' and μανία ''manía'' ''insanity''), is characterized by an obsession with shopping and buying behavior that causes adverse consequences.
response: Well, compulsive buying disorder happens when your shopping behavior has negative consequences.  Does your shopping do that?
history: I love to go shopping!  It is therapeutic for me!  Do you enjoy it?
I am a bot, so I never went shopping. Do you constantly make new purchases of things that are unnecessary? That could be a shopping addiction.
I don't think I have a problem. On the other hand, I can't wait to go shopping every day! How can I tell if I do have a problem?
Well, compulsive buying disorder happens when your shopping behavior has negative consequences.  Does your shopping do that?
I guess racking up my credit card would be a negative consequence, right?
knowledge: Those who compulsively incur unsecured debt are said to be engaged in compulsive debting and are known as compulsive debtors.
response: I can't tell. If you incur unsecured debt on a regular basis, you are a compulsive debtor.
history: I love to go shopping!  It is therapeutic for me!  Do you enjoy it?
I am a bot, so I never went shopping. Do you constantly make new purchases of things that are unnecessary? That could be a shopping addiction.
I don't think I have a problem. On the other hand, I can't wait to go shopping every day! How can I tell if I do have a problem?
Well, compulsive buying disorder happens when your shopping behavior has negative consequences.  Does your shopping do that?
I guess racking up my credit card would be a negative consequence, right?
I can't tell. If you incur unsecured debt on a regular basis, you are a compulsive debtor.
Ouch!  I guess I do have a problem then!  What should I do to correct this?
knowledge: Debtors Anonymous (DA) is a twelve-step program for people who want to stop incurring unsecured debt.
response: I can't give you any advice. However, I can say that there is a twelve-step program called "Debtors Anonymous" for those that want to stop with unsecured debt.
history: I love to go shopping!  It is therapeutic for me!  Do you enjoy it?
I am a bot, so I never went shopping. Do you constantly make new purchases of things that are unnecessary? That could be a shopping addiction.
I don't think I have a problem. On the other hand, I can't wait to go shopping every day! How can I tell if I do have a problem?
Well, compulsive buying disorder happens when your shopping behavior has negative consequences.  Does your shopping do that?
I guess racking up my credit card would be a negative consequence, right?
I can't tell. If you incur unsecured debt on a regular basis, you are a compulsive debtor.
Ouch!  I guess I do have a problem then!  What should I do to correct this?
I can't give you any advice. However, I can say that there is a twelve-step program called "Debtors Anonymous" for those that want to stop with unsecured debt.
Wow!  I didn't even know that existed!  I will have to look into it.
knowledge: DA encourages careful record keeping and monitoring of finances—including purchases, income, and debt payments—to get a clear picture of spending habits.
response: DA stresses careful record keeping and also monitoring of finances