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For many, holidays bring the joy of giving and the need to shop for the right gift for the right person. For the 5% of adults who are compulsive shoppers (sometimes termed compulsive buyers), the ...

Orange clearance stickers and rock bottom prices during the holiday shopping season can act as siren songs, luring people to the rocky shores of overspending and buying stuff they don't need. But to a ...

Compulsive Buying Disorder (CBD) is increasingly recognised as a behavioural addiction characterized by persistent and excessive purchasing behaviours that result in significant distress, impaired ...

It’s normal to indulge in some retail therapy now and then. But when shopping starts to interfere with your finances, relationships or daily life, it may be a red flag for something more serious: ...

Many people call it 'retail therapy', but shopping is also one of the reasons people end up needing real therapy. The sale season is not just hard on the wallet; it can take a toll on mental health ...

Compulsive shoppers routinely hide credit card bills from fami ly members, take out secret loans and stash merchandise to hide their habit. In fact, much of the merchandise com pulsive shoppers cart ...