Lindsay Lohan: Shopping Addict

Though she had a pretty rough go of it so far this year, Lindsay Lohan has managed to stay clean and sober since her most recent stay at the Cirque Lodge in Utah. But it looks like she may have found a new addiction that won’t land her in the Big House, but rather the poor house.

Reportedly, the “Mean Girls” actress has taken up spending massive amounts of money as a means of coping with her addictive personality. And the endless trail of paparazzi photos of the singer/actress trying on everything from clothes to sunglasses to hats isn’t helping her image.

To further the claim, LiLo is constantly filmed and photographed eating at some of Los Angeles’ most exclusive, and therefore expensive, restaurants multiple times a day. It looks like Lindsay needs a little help with her “retail therapy.”

Clinical psychologist Andrew Tatarsky says this kind of behavior is common among people with addictive personalities. “In terms of substance abuse, an overwhelming number of people come out of rehab and resume their addictive behaviors. And many who do stay sober … still find themselves switching to other addictive activities, such as shopping, working or eating.”

He explains, “If shopping can help people manage difficult situations and times, then we might say it’s actually therapeutic. But that’s very different from getting into a compulsive relationship with shopping and letting it become a quick-fix high that gives you a temporary rush.”