While retail therapy can seem like a harmless way to blow off some steam after a long week at work, the urge to splurge has a dark side. For some, it can become a full-blown addiction — complete with ...

E-commerce platforms use game-like strategies that exploit dopamine reward systems in vulnerable shoppers. European regulators have launched investigations as global shopping addiction rates reach ...

Digital addiction is a broad term for unhealthy behaviors related to spending too much time on the internet, in particular ...

A New Hampshire woman accused of embezzling more than $660,000 from her employer before she killed her family members in a murder-suicide had a shopping addiction, she once said on social media. Emily ...

Have you scrolled through social media late at night, clicked on a brightly coloured button and bought something you regretted? Are you hiding parcels from your spouse? Have you heard of oniomania, or ...

A shrinking dress size meant a growing wardrobe for Ruwaida Abela Northen – but at what point does a shopping addiction go too far? I have a problem. Alright, I have a few. But the problem I’m ...

A mother-of-one might be the first person in the UK to be delighted that weight loss jabs have helped her GAIN pounds—after her weekly injection helped curb her shopping addiction. Grace Parkin, 34, ...

Once framed as the antidote to overconsumption, secondhand shopping has become a billion-dollar industry — but when sustainability masks compulsion, the line between mindful and addictive behavior ...

Ramsey didn't sugarcoat his response, instructing Bob to talk to his wife. “You’re out of control and you can’t seem to control it and it’s really sad. Consequently, we don’t have any money and we’re ...

Maureen McCormick became America's golden girl at just 13 years old as one of the original members of TV's Brady Bunch family. The child star charmed audiences as the pretty and popular Marcia Brady, ...

A mum who shed five stone in just five months using weight loss injections has claimed that the medication also helped curb her £500-a-month shopping addiction. Donique Wint, 38, saw her weight ...