Oniomania as an impulsive way of escaping reality

the article is devoted to the study of the phenomenon of oniomania – an obsessive desire to purchase unnecessary goods, considered as a form of escaping from reality and psychological defense. The causes of oniomania, its connection with the emotional states of the individual and the role of impulsiveness in making decisions about purchases are analyzed. The possible consequences of oniomania for mental health and social adaptation of the individual are considered, recommendations for the prevention and correction of consumer behavior are offered. Objective: To consider the concept of oniomania as one of the types of addictive behavior and a way of escaping from reality. To identify the causes of the tendency to oniomania by conducting a study. To achieve the goal of the study, the analysis of scientific psychological and psychiatric literature on the subject of the study, structuring and generalization of the obtained data were used. The results obtained in the framework of the questionnaires and questionnaires showed that the majority (84.6%) of the subjects admit that from time to time they spend money on unnecessary purchases. In addition, impulsive spending really brings pleasure or helps to distract from real life. People addicted to shopaholism or impulsive shopping have one more aspect in common – difficult relationships in the family, especially in childhood. The tendency to oniomania is manifested in those respondents whose parents did not devote enough time to their children, paid little attention to them, often quarreled with each other or were going to divorce/divorced the marriage. Addictive forms of behavior lead to significant disorders and serious problems in personal, professional, social, educational, family and other significant areas of a person’s life . Moreover, the results of addiction are often the very causes of oniomania. This is especially evident in those people whose family relationships in childhood required correction.

addiction, dependence, oniomania, shopaholism, dependent behavior, addictive behavior