12 Steps to Ridding Yourself of Your Sneaker Addiction

Time to take control of your life.

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They say the first step to facing addiction of any kind is admitting you have a problem. This should be relatively easy — and readily apparent. Understanding that you are powerless over said addiction is important, too. And whether it's sneakers or heroin, the symptoms (of the addiction, mind you) are more or less the same. Sure, a sneaker addiction won't kill you unless your collection falls on you — or if your significant other opens the credit card bill before you can get to it — but many of the social ills sneaker addiction causes are exactly the same as any harder drug.

So the question remains: How do you kick it? Pun fully intended. There is no exact method, and you might even require professional help, but for now, here's 12 Steps to Ridding Yourself of Your Sneaker Addiction. Best of luck.

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12. Look at your credit card statements.

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11. Admit that you have a sneaker problem.

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10. Tell a friend or family member about your problem.

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9. Ask your girlfriend to forgive you for making sneakers priority over her.

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8. Make a list of the sneakers you need to rid yourself of.

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7. Yes, get rid of all that matching clothing too.

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6. Turn off notifications from your sneaker apps.

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5. Make amends with people you've hurt because of your sneaker habit.

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4. Delete your sneaker bookmarks and clear your cache.

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3. Give half your sneakers to your local Goodwill.

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2. Buy a pair of shoes that you don't care about, think Crocs.

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1. Say, eff it and go get yourself another pair of sneakers.

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