I’ll Buy That –
NOV. 15, 2019 – BSD is not currently recognised as a disorder in its own right, but instead as part of a wider category called ‘other specified impulse control disorder’. This is known to have serious mental effects, according to the German researchers. The condition works in a cycle of having extreme cravings to purchase, which feeds off a feeling of satisfaction when money is spent. Health website Very Well Minddescribes the characteristics of an addiction to shopping as a “preoccupation with shopping for unneeded items”, “spending a great deal of time doing research on coveted items and/or shopping for unneeded items”, and “difficulty resisting the purchase of unneeded items”. The risks, as with any addiction, are great; debt, loss of self-control, and de-prioritisation of fundamental things like family and work being just some.
