Digitising my wardrobe saved me
Hi all, been on my shopping addiction recovery now for nearly a year.
One of the things that helped me the most was digitising my wardrobe. I used Indyx.
By doing this I had to login to all my accounts, see my order history and pop in the price I paid for the item and the date I acquired it. I then screenshotted the item and popped it in the app, if this wasn't available I'd just photograph the item itself and pop it in. As part of this you can put in how much you've worn the item and see the cost per wear. This is where the shock starts.
As part of this stage I could see what my most worn pieces were....gym leggings around the house, band t's and crocs. Then a lot of my wardrobe was stuff that I don't actually wear and it was really eye opening.
If you are on a decluttering journey (either now or later) if you resell you can also pop in the amount your item sold for and get a true cost per wear. This can get scary for so many items as you can just see how much money you've lost out on.
I've been tracking my clothes now for over a year, I can see what I actually wear vs what I never wear. I can see the gaps in my clothing and what I have excess for.
If you pay for premium (I've had it often half price around major holidays), you're also able to share the links to friends of your wardrobe so they can style you too. This can bring major Inspo in with your existing clothes.
There is also a community styling setting too, along with reddit where people style each other.
Overall, this has been a huge tool in helping me recover by seeing what I have, how much I've spent, what I actually wear and having Inspo from others with my existing wardrobe.
Happy to share a link to my profile through DM if anyone wants to see how the styling others works/what they have access too.
Edit - if anyone does do this, happy to look at styling you too if you DM me your link