Dr. April Lane Benson: ...that the holidays can be much more joyous without material gifts

Nobody Told Me!

Business, Entrepreneurship

4.2 • 671 Ratings

🗓️ 13 December 2023

⏱️ 26 minutes

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This is holiday shopping episode is with one of our favorite guests ever, nationally known psychologist Dr. April Lane Benson, specialist in the treatment of compulsive buying disorder. On this show, Dr. Benson shares some great strategies for how to avoid shopping temptations and why 'experience' gifts make for the most memorable presents. Sadly, Dr. Benson passed away a couple of years ago. But, her wisdom about compulsive buying is her legacy, and hopefully, you can benefit from hearing what she had to say.

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0:00.0	Welcome to Nobody Told Me. I'm Jan Black.
0:14.3	And I'm Laura Owens. It's estimated that more than 18 million Americans suffer from a disorder that makes them buy things compulsively.
0:22.8	They're called shopaholics, and the disorder can cause all kinds of problems in their lives,
0:27.5	especially during the holiday shopping season.
0:30.0	Joining us now is Dr. April Lane Benson, a nationally known psychologist who specializes in the treatment of
0:36.2	compulsive buying disorder. Dr. Benson is the author of
0:39.7	To Buy or Not to Buy, Why We Overshop and How to Stop, along with I Shop, Therefore I Am,
0:46.9	compulsive buying and the search for self. It's really exciting to have you back again, Dr. Benson.
0:52.1	We have so many more questions for you.
0:54.5	And like we said, especially during the holiday season, there's new questions that arise.
0:58.2	So welcome. I'm very, very honored that you asked me to come back and I'm ready to answer whatever
1:05.9	questions you've got. I see all of these sales on Black Friday special, Cyber Monday, all of these holiday shopping sales,
1:13.7	and I do enjoy checking them out and looking at them. And I'm not saying I buy something every time,
1:18.7	but I certainly look forward to the sale emails. How would I know if I am an over shopper or if I just like shopping and browsing sales?
1:27.6	The way you would know would have to do with the consequences.
1:32.4	It would have to do with how much time and energy you're spending shopping, how much time
1:38.5	and energy you may be spending buying, and what negative consequences are accruing to you as a result?
1:46.9	Are you having interpersonal problems with a spouse, a parent, a child?
1:52.6	Are you feeling anxious, depressed, guilty?
1:57.1	Are you racking up debt that you have no idea how you're going to repay?
2:03.3	It has to do with consequences and the place in your life.
2:07.7	And you say that over-shopping and over-spending are misguided and ineffective attempts
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