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“I’ve Just Got to Buy This.” How to Recognize When Your Impulsive Buying Becomes Compulsive?
Gratifying at the beginning but harmful in the end.
Many of us, if not all, are guilty of buying things we don’t necessarily need. We become victims of advertisements, coupled with our inability to fight our weaknesses and resist the urge to buy. Our wallets and credit cards suffer from impulse buying, resulting in a challenging financial hit that could result in a meltdown.
We’ve all been there — you’re browsing through your favorite store and spot something you must have. It’s an impulse buy, usually something small and relatively inexpensive. But sometimes, your impulse buys can get out of control, and before you know it, you have already spent hundreds or even thousands of dollars on things you don’t need. If this has become a problem, you may be dealing with compulsive buying disorder.
When most people think of impulse buying, they might picture someone buying a new pair of shoes on a whim. However, for some people, impulsive buying can be a much bigger problem, especially when they no longer recognize that they are quickly spiraling out of control and becoming addicted to excessive shopping that ruins their finances and relationships.
