It feels like nearly every day some other “unnecessary item” is showing up on the doorstep from an online retailer. So far, Dean has managed to bite his tongue about the purchases – but that is ...

EXPERTS are urging Aussies to watch out for warning signs to stop overspending as research shows 6 to 8 per cent of Australians are suffering from compulsive buying disorder. Research shows 6 to 8 per ...

Isabella Fels, 45, has had a shopping addiction for 25 years. Here she reveals her struggle with compulsive buying disorder and how she’s fighting back. I was 20 when I realised shopping had a ...

We’ve all gotten carried away adding too much stuff to our online shopping basket once in a while, or have chucked a few extra items in the trolley, telling ourselves we deserve a treat. But shopping, ...

A mum from North London, UK, says she racked up more than $25k (£18k) in debt through a shopping addiction that became so ...

A group of researchers at the Faculty of Psychology at the University of Bergen (UiB) have developed a new and unique method to measure shopping addiction: The Bergen Shopping Addiction Scale. The new ...

We've all found ourselves getting a bit carried away when filling up our online shopping basket from time to time, or lobbing a few extra bits into our trolley while convincing ourselves we've earned ...

Sharon Bull says that this time of year can be especially testing for those with a shopping addiction HANDING the cashier three near-identical designer dresses, a handful of necklaces and a pile of ...

Lily Allen (40) has made her shopping addiction public. The singer explained on her podcast "Miss Me?" that she has been in therapy for "four, five months" due to excessive shopping. Since the release ...

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