Sunday, 14 June 2020

SHOPPING ADDICTION X NEUROTICISM

The personality trait is linked to alcoholism and other types of substance misuse, problem gambling and even shopping addiction.

Neuroticism is the personality trait often linked to addiction — including shopping addiction, research finds.

Shopping can provide a way of escaping the unpleasant thoughts that neurotic people are more likely to experience.

Neuroticism is characterised by negative thinking in a range of areas.

Neuroticism — one of the five major aspects of personality — is a trait that is strongly linked to anxiety, sadness, irritability and self-consciousness.

Many types of addiction have been linked to neuroticism, including alcoholism and other types of substance misuse and problem gambling.

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