And she says that this kind of shopping behavior can be harmful even if people aren’t going into debt. “Harm does not have to occur financially — about half of my clients have no debt. Harm can be exhibited in other ways such as:”
“* Strained relationships when an over shopper spends hours browsing and shopping while neglecting their family
* Family frustration when so many boxes arrive that the household becomes cluttered
* Loss of self-respect in a shopper because they know they should stop but just can’t
* Decreased social connection as more and more hours are spent in the black hole of browsing and buying
* Sometimes financial infidelity when they hide credit card debt
* Savings are diverted from life goals to fund the need for instant gratification.”
Source: https://www.buzzfeed.com/meganeliscomb/recovering-shopping-addiction-tiktok