Seven signs you might be struggling with an online shopping addiction
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By Ellen Scott
Now we’re out of lockdown and free to leave the house again, you might have thought this was the end of your online shopping reliance.
But some habits are hard to break.
The ease of clicking, ordering, and eagerly awaiting deliveries may have allowed what started out as a convenience to develop into a full-blown online shopping addiction.
And with actual outside-the-house socialising back on the cards, we now have even more excuses to spend.
So, how can you tell when your online shopping has become a problem?
The experts at Delamere Health share seven signs that you could be struggling with a shopping addiction.
You spend hours a day scrolling through online shops
Take a serious look at your daily screentime, and track which sites and apps are soaking up the bulk of your hours.
In theory, you should only really be going on to a shopping site when you need something specific. If you spend hours ‘just browsing’, but more often than not find yourself buying whatever nice...
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