The psychiatrist explained the craving of women and men for shopping

Craving for spontaneous purchases, or shopaholism, is a type of disorder that requires correction. Alexey Vilkov, a psychiatrist and sexologist, told Izvestia about this.

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How can this affect the cost of offline goods?

"In scientific terms, this problem is called oniomania - when a person has an obsessive desire to commit senseless spending and enjoys the process itself. Spontaneous purchases release fast dopamine, the hormone of adventure and pleasure. A person quickly gets used to such a reward and at first really gets positive emotions," the psychiatrist explained.

Then such a person becomes disillusioned with shopping, and then withdrawal symptoms occur: anxiety and depressive experiences. In the presence of this disorder, specialist help is usually required, Vilkov explained.

Otherwise, bad habits again push the shopaholic to unnecessary expenses in order to at least temporarily drown out anxiety and depression and get positive emotions. The unpleasant process is gaining momentum.

"Of course, you need to be treated for shopaholism. If a person is aware of this problem, understands the negative consequences and risks, then he should seek help himself," comments Vilkov.

Read more about the consequences of unstoppable shopping in the Izvestia article:

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