Title: 5 Patterns of Compulsive Buying | Psychology Today
Headings: 5 Patterns of Compulsive Buying
Shahram Heshmat Ph.D.
5 Patterns of Compulsive Buying
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Content: Often, a negative mood, such as an argument or frustration triggers an urge to shop. However, the decrease in negative emotions is temporary and it is replaced by an increase in anxiety or guilt (Donnelly et al., 2016). 4. Guilt and remorse. Purchases are followed by feelings of remorse. They feel guilty and irresponsible for purchases that they perceive as indulges. The result may be a vicious cycle, that is, negative feeling fuel another “fix,” purchasing something else. 5. The pain of paying.