elmerPHuD
Shave Member
⚠WARNING: Buzz Kill Ahead
I know we joke about enabling. But I am preparing for a video on my channel that is going to be titled something like "avoid overpurchasing" or "are you buying too many shaving products" or "why did you buy your last shaving product" or "mindful purchases"?
Consider the following definition from A review of compulsive buying disorder
"Compulsive buying disorder (CBD) is characterized by excessive shopping cognitions and buying behavior that leads to distress or impairment. Found worldwide, the disorder has a lifetime prevalence of 5.8% in the US general population. Most subjects studied clinically are women (~80%), though this gender difference may be artifactual. Subjects with CBD report a preoccupation with shopping, prepurchase tension or anxiety, and a sense of relief following the purchase."
Anyway here is a shorthand of my initial thoughts on unhealthy buying.
Symptoms:
So I would appreciate any and all sincere info you can share like past forum discussions, suggestions for any of the above lists, suggestions for video title - anything - even critiques of anything I have said or this idea in general.
I know we joke about enabling. But I am preparing for a video on my channel that is going to be titled something like "avoid overpurchasing" or "are you buying too many shaving products" or "why did you buy your last shaving product" or "mindful purchases"?
Consider the following definition from A review of compulsive buying disorder
"Compulsive buying disorder (CBD) is characterized by excessive shopping cognitions and buying behavior that leads to distress or impairment. Found worldwide, the disorder has a lifetime prevalence of 5.8% in the US general population. Most subjects studied clinically are women (~80%), though this gender difference may be artifactual. Subjects with CBD report a preoccupation with shopping, prepurchase tension or anxiety, and a sense of relief following the purchase."
Anyway here is a shorthand of my initial thoughts on unhealthy buying.
Symptoms:
- hiding purchases or packages from significant others
- making purchases on credit and allowing interest to accrue
- anxiety over purchases start stealing your enjoyment of the hobby
- the amount of choices in your collection when deciding on SOTD is overwhelming
- breaking commitments to yourself or others of a purchasing hiatus
- running out of storage to the point it is stealing your enjoyment of the hobby
- start feeling bad for the delivery workers (kind of funny - but my poor postal guy has to get out of his car nearly every day)
- from Why Compulsive Shopping Disorder Needs to Be Taken More Seriously
- Preoccupation with shopping for unneeded items.
- Spending a great deal of time doing research on coveted items and/or shopping for unneeded items.
- Difficulty resisting the purchase of unneeded items
- Financial difficulties because of uncontrolled shopping.
- Problems at work, school or home because of uncontrolled shopping.
- self-medicating "negative" emotions (compulsive buying release dopamine in the brain as does receiving packages)
- FOMO (fear of missing out - always need to be "in the know".
- wanting to be one of the cool kids
- peer pressure
- relatively low price of entry to experience "luxury" items
- quest for your signature scent
- avoid blind buys
- give wishlist to significant others
- decide on max capacity and institute when something new comes in something has to go out
- having significant other or good friends hold you accountable
- set a monthly or annual budget
- avoid enablers (hard to distinguish)
- content creators should avoid saying things like "don't think about it - just get it - its that good"
So I would appreciate any and all sincere info you can share like past forum discussions, suggestions for any of the above lists, suggestions for video title - anything - even critiques of anything I have said or this idea in general.