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Compulsive Shopping
What is Compulsive Shopping?
Compulsive shopping, also known as shopping addiction or oniomania, is a behavioral disorder characterized by an uncontrollable urge to shop and spend money, often leading to financial difficulties, emotional distress, and interpersonal problems. This condition goes beyond occasional impulsive buying, as it involves a persistent preoccupation with shopping and spending, despite negative consequences. Individuals with this disorder often use shopping as a way to cope with stress, anxiety, or other emotional issues.
What are the symptoms of Compulsive Shopping
The symptoms of compulsive shopping can vary in intensity and frequency, but common indicators include:
- Preoccupation with Shopping: Constantly thinking about shopping, planning purchases, and feeling an intense urge to buy items.
- Compulsive Buying Behavior: Frequently purchasing items that are not needed, often resulting in regret or guilt afterward.
- Inability to Control Spending: Struggling to stick to a budget, frequently overspending, and accumulating debt due to shopping habits.
- Emotional Distress: Experiencing feelings of excitement or relief while shopping, followed by guilt, shame, or anxiety after purchases.
- Hiding Purchases: Concealing shopping behavior or hiding purchases from family members or friends to avoid criticism or judgment.
- Interpersonal Problems: Facing conflicts with loved ones due to excessive spending, financial issues, or time spent shopping.
- Financial Difficulties: Encountering financial problems, such as maxed-out credit cards, unpaid bills, or borrowing money to fund shopping habits.
- Neglecting Responsibilities: Ignoring work, school, or personal responsibilities in favor of shopping activities.
What are the types of Compulsive Shopping?
Compulsive shopping can manifest in various forms, each with distinct patterns and behaviors:
- Compulsive Buying: An irresistible urge to purchase items, often unnecessary and without regard to financial consequences.
- Bargain Hunting: An obsession with finding and buying items on sale or at a discount, regardless of the need for the items.
- Trophy Buying: The pursuit of specific items as a form of accomplishment or to achieve a sense of status.
- Image Shopping: Buying items to enhance self-image or to fit a certain social or personal identity.
- Emotional Shopping: Using shopping as a way to manage or escape from negative emotions such as depression, anxiety, or loneliness.
Where to find Best Compulsive Shopping Doctor in Juhu & Borivali Mumbai
Phoenix Multispeciality Hospital
Chikoowadi, Borivali West, Mumbai
CritiCare Asia Multispeciality Hospital
Juhu, Gulmohar Road, Andheri, Mumbai
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