A.
-a shopaholic : compulsive spenders; addicted; hooked on shopping;shopaholism.
-to be addicted to: hooked;shopaholics; without being able to stop doing it; addicted.
-they buy useless things: buy things that they don't need; buy everything.
- shopaholism is a safe addiction: harmless addiction.
-to help them to get rid of this habit: help them break this habit.
B.
-passive aggression
-boredom
-avoidance
-depression
-loneliness/desire for connection
-low self-esteem
-poor body image
-past poverty
voila.
