Compulsive Buying

Emotional spending
Compulsive buying isn’t a standalone DSM diagnosis, but it often co-travels with anxiety, low mood, or impulse-control difficulties. We redesign cues in the environment (a “cool-off” shelf for new purchases, wardrobe visibility to stop duplicates, unsubscribe/declutter triggers near devices) while therapy explores the need each purchase is trying to meet—soothing, status, scarcity, or self-worth—and builds healthier ways to meet it.