Having a shopping addiction is therefore very good for you

It is a kind of drug: throwing online things into your shopping cart, ordering, and hop, waiting for that package full of coziness.

Delicious. Putting on something new in the morning. Feeling attractive in that new shirt. But yes, unfortunately, it's not free, although that shopping. If it's not boots that I absolutely need, then it's a new wallet, a rattan lantern for my outdoor table, a headband, a stack of heart-shaped cushions for the bed, or a string of summer dresses in eight shades of pastel. Well, there's always something you still miss, right? And when I finally behave and don't click on anything I see on Instagram, it's friends sending me trendy cowboy boots, rings, or perfectly fitting Levi's jeans. Now it turns out that this eternal shopping – having a shopping addiction – is not so bad  for you.

. According to researchers, unexpectedly buying something nice for yourself improves your mood. You feel less sad, less stressed, and less afraid. You can literally buy away your grumpy mood with a new coat.

But what turns out: if you like to shop and you ultimately decide not to buy it, that could also boost your self-confidence. Saving something also has health benefits. According to experts, you should spend an average of five percent of your monthly salary on shopping – new clothes or items for the house. For example, if you earn 1,800 euros net per month, you could set aside 90 euros for clothing. So just leave that lantern for now.

The idea of psychologists is that if you occasionally buy something, it doesn't do much harm. That it indeed makes you happier. But if you constantly order new things online because you feel miserable, there's more going on. Small shopping addiction: fine. Big shopping addiction: seek help. Because the chances are high that you then have more problems, such as depression or another disorder.

It goes wrong when you:

• Immediately feel the urge to order more after having ordered something
• Buy things you don't need at all
• Lie about how much money you've spent
• Secretly hide your purchases from your housemates

Someone once joked to me: ‘Having a lot of money doesn't make you happy, but let's try it out to be sure,’ What makes you happiest when you spend money, according to the true connoisseurs? Experiences do better than material things: vacations, massages, and hiring a cleaner. That kind of ideas. Doing something with the people you like. Spending money on someone else is also a nice plan. But some also say that you can enjoy spending it on a four-euro latte to go or a new bag and that you indeed become happier from these kinds of things that elevate your status and boost your self-esteem. But yes, you didn't hear that from me, okay? I definitely don't want to be the one who helps someone with an addiction, I still have a few boots for you to borrow.

Source: Health Line