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The advent of the Internet has with it the convenience of shopping at our leisure in the comfort of our own home. However, for many, the allure of shopping for bargains and treats can into an addiction. Experts there is a danger that online shopping can into a mental illness. Researchers from the Hannover Medical School in Germany have it "Buying Shopping Disorder" (BSD). The researchers this condition should recognized by the medical profession as an illness and should not simply be as one of various "impulse control" disorders. Psychotherapist Dr Astrid Müller said: "It really time to... further knowledge about BSD on the Internet."

Dr Müller and her colleagues research on data from earlier studies on compulsive shopping. Their research on 122 patients who treatment for BSD. Dr Müller that about five per cent of the population may be from BSD. She added that younger people are more to developing it and experienced greater levels of anxiety and depression. People with BSD readily negative behaviors. These include spending excessive amounts of money on things they don't , hoarding and never things they order, buying things for the sake of instant gratification, and ending up in debt. BSD can marriages, relationships and mental health.