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, ...

Shopping can be pleasurable for many people, offering a temporary boost in mood and a sense of fulfillment. However, for some individuals, shopping can turn into an addiction, leading to significant ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. I recently asked members of the BuzzFeed Community who suffer from shopping addictions to share what they wish more people knew ...

’Tis the season of sales and shopping — but are you confident you’ll be able to stop when you have enough? Between the decorations, feasts and gift-giving, the winter holidays give us plenty of ...

I had a tendency toward shopping addiction. Even though I didn't have the money, I would shop online almost every day, buying ...

Hannah Blass was spending $1,000 a month on clothes, and her life had spiraled “out of control” by the time she finally admitted she had a problem. The 29-year-old from Canada said her shopping ...

Have you scrolled through social media late at night, clicked on a brightly coloured button and bought something you regretted? Are you hiding parcels from your spouse? Have you heard of oniomania, or ...

“The words you use should be your own/Don't plagiarize or take on loans/There's always someone, somewhere/With a big nose, who knows” (Lyrics written by Morrissey from ‘Cemetry Gates’ (sic) by The ...

A recent article from a joint study by the Department of Social Sciences and Philosophy at the University of Jyväskylä and the Department of Education at the University of Helsinki is among the first ...

Almost everyone can relate to the shopping temptations technology presents. Even the busiest nine-to-fivers browse shopping sites on their work computers. But when does Internet shopping become a ...

Research in the International Journal of Knowledge-Based Development has looked at whether what we might refer to as brand addiction leads to compulsive buying of fast-moving consumer goods. By brand ...