Do you have bagitis? Most women love their handbags and cannot imagine living without one. They are useful and provide a pleasant sense of security. They are also a way of expressing individual taste and style. What happens when the average love for handbags turns into a more serious condition like bagitis?
Here are 5 warning signs that may indicate the disorder known as severe purse addiction, or bagitis, as the Medical Association of Purse Therapists calls it:
Home remodel for bag convenience
Women who decide to take on the expensive task of remodeling a home to make room for their pocket collection may have an addiction. Severe cases show special room additions that are added to the house so that handbags can live in complete comfort. This includes the installation of filtered air, piped music and soft lighting so that the bags feel comfortable when not in use.
Family members and pets show signs of stress
When a family member shows signs of bagitis, it can also be passed on to other family members. Does the family cat have a cloth bag with kitten motifs hanging around his neck? Does the family dog carry a designer backpack to go out and do his duty? If the man of the house packs his lunch in a leather shoulder bag instead of a paper bag, bagitis runs rampant in the home.
Secret bag theft
The secret bag thief is experiencing the advanced stages of this disorder. Secret theft means that a woman will start by buying a giant handbag. Then he will put a second, smaller one, inside the first. In the second, more bags will be placed until the layers of bags are deeper than the rings of an ancient tree. It may take three or more days for this lady to find her car keys.
The fabric is not safe in your presence
A sure sign of handbag addiction is the way family and friends react when they see the addict with scissors in hand. Advanced bagitis causes the victim to have uncontrollable desires to cut clothing into small squares to sew handmade bags; even if family members still use them. If you ever see someone in public in tattered clothing, have compassion.
Wallet addiction hotlines are hanging on you
The purse addiction hotlines are for women who need someone to stop them from buying another purse. However, they cannot be fooled. The call must be made from home. The hotline operator can hear the sound of the cash register on their end of the line.
Is there hope for women addicted to handbags? At this point, research is still underway to determine if having too many handbags is really a bad thing. Family pets who carry purses are still waiting to be interviewed.