[ShoeGirl]

Hi everyone,

I'm new to this forum and I was weondering if anyone has had any similar experiences. I'm a student so living a student loan plus my wages from the shop where I work part time/ weekends. I'm not exactly flush with cash but I do get some money from my dad that I'm meant to be saving.

My trouble is that I have a bizarre addiction to buying shoes. I love shoes and have around 50 pairs, the trouble is that about 6 months ago i had less than 20 pairs. I get a real kick from buying shoes and then finding the perfect things to go with them. To be honest, I actually own shoes purely to wear in the bedroom and spending months searching for the perfect underwear to match. I do have a bit of a shoe fetish really and love it when people indulge me in this respect.

I'm really looking for advice on how to control this shoe spending - i buy them whether i can afford them or not; purely because I get such a rush from it. Buying new shoes puts me in a good mood for days - I litterally feel euphoric after getting a great bargain (thats the other thing - I hardly ever buy shoes full price - even tho I have expensive tastes I try and find a version in the sale or wait in the hope that they go in the sale).

The thing that concerned me is that I noticed my spending really took off as I came out of the period of anxiety and depression at the beginning of the year, I was medicated. As I started to feel better girlie mates said we should get me out of the house by taking me out shopping and to quiet pubs occassionally as crowded places gave me panic attacks and I refused to leave the house for weeks at a time. As people encouraged me to go out people would comment on my shoes; as I tend to go for very extravagant styles. I think this encouraged me t uy more.

Right sorry for the lenght of the post but I wanted to fill you in on the details. Ask any questions you care to. Please give any advice you can, thanks so much.