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Hello 

I am 25 years old. 

I am an ex-shopaholic. I fixed all my debts...  I don't have one right now and I am VERY happy about this. My overspending habit is way behind me now, because I took the time to realize why I was spending so much, why I was allowing myself to spend thousands of dollars on clothes and other useless stuffs.  

I decided one morning to take time off from my full-time job to have this reflection and to fix once and for all the problem I had. It took me 3 months off to take care of myself and to realize I was trying to cope with too much stress since the age of 8: I battled kidney cancer that lead me to get a kidney transplant, my dad and step mom died a few months apart when I was 15, I was bullied during all those years at school because I am only 4 feet 11 tall... due to my kidney disease, I helped my mom (I am an only child) who had breast cancer and who was battling depression and anxiety (thank God she is ok now), I graduated from college, started my fist full-time job ever, I lost my grand-parents and my aunt due to cancer.... all of this from the age of 8 to 24. I was exhausted and never took the time to deal with all the pressure I was living, so I was coping by shopping. It was kind of a relief to me. 

It's been a year now - I went back to my job on February 21st, 2005 - and I succeeded in saving more than 10,000$ since that time. For the first time in my life, I can allow myself to buy a brand new computer, take driving lessons and leave in my first appartment soon. 

My only problem is that my mom noticed that I never allow myself a treat... I make almost 900$ every 2 weeks and I almost keep my whole pay checks for savings. My mom says that I used to spend like crazy... now it's the opposite. I save like crazy! 

I feel like guilty to spend even for little items like a cute t-shirt or anything. I am scared to fall in the overspending/debt problem again... 

Should I feel guilty to spend a little of my pay check?  Am I normal or what? 

Thank you very much for your opinion and advices.