The first time I saw the word “oniomania,” I thought it referred to a compulsive disorder of excessively eating onions. With the advances in psychiatric science and the curious way head conditions are getting their names, who was to know that onion-eating would get named after a disorder? Oniomania, alright, is a psychological disorder. But it means a compulsive desire to buy or shop; that is, a continuous urge to buy things—any thing. It is the dream of retailers; the frustration of ... ( read more )
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