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For many, a shopping addiction can be for life…

Posted on November 20, 2023 by Priory Group

For many, a shopping addiction can be for life…not just for Christmas. A leading addiction expert working at Priory – the UK’s leading provider of mental health services – is calling for greater awareness of just how damaging a ‘shopping addiction’ can be, urging those who feel the compulsion to shop to excess to take steps […]

The Pandemic and shopping addiction

Posted on June 16, 2020 (November 19, 2025) by Hippocratic Post

As shops reopen, a Priory specialist talks about the changing face of shopping – and why, for some, ‘shopping addiction’ won’t have gone away: Compulsive buying disorder (CBD) or ‘oniomania’ is believed to affect 8-16% of the UK population Any addiction – including shopping addiction – is a way of changing or avoiding emotions, says […]