Personality trait of a photography addict

My friend seems to be suffering from photography addiction.

He recently added to his bag a Nikon 50mm AIS f/1.4

He seems to fulfill all the traits.
From my discussion with psychologists and psychiatrists from Addenbrooke's, this form of addiction is the most refractory to treatment.
Current evidence based treatment advocate an induction therapy of 12 daily courses of electroconvulsive therapy followed by pulse monthly ECT for 2 year.
Remission rates seem to be about only 30% (at best) with this regime.


The traits are as follows:-


Nikonians.
They are usually users of Nikon products. This is evident recently with their amazing saliva drooling products. Addiction among Canon users appears seemingly uncommon nowadays as they seem to have nothing to show. 5D Mark II seems to be the only thing they have got this year (What can you do with 14 minutes of HD movie! Apparently, the built in mic seems to be ultra-sensitive, recording irritating noises like AF, movement of camera on tripod etc)


Low Tolerance seems to be the most consistent trait. This is the inability to endure, for any length of time without buying any photographic accessories. The addict is impatient.



Grandiosity.
He constantly reaches for high end stuff eg full frame camera, better and more expensive lenses ..etc

Perfectionism sets impossible goals. The addict is an idealist. He is constantly in search for better and better photos. He constantly browses photo galleries in the internet and he never seems to be able to stop. They can be exceptionally fine workers once the illness has been arrested and after the perfectionism has been reduced to reasonable proportions.



Justification. Addicts are masters at this. Justification is the science of arranging to do what we want to do, then making it appear reasonable.


Impulsiveness. "I want what I want when I want it." In some ways the addict takes pride in this impulsiveness, as though it were a valuable asset.

If you have 3 or more of the above traits. You need help!
Visit your doctor immediately.