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Why we shop for feelings we cannot name

I keep buying things online at 2am when I cannot sleep, little purchases that give me a tiny hit of excitement, and my credit card bill is now terrifying.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Consumer pleasure has become a substitute for addressing underlying emptiness and insomnia.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Pleasure and its examined life?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.