Claire Taylor, 52, lives in Hertford with her two children, and has been compulsive buying for over 30 years. She says, “From the moment I started getting pocket money at the age of ten, I would spend it all on sweets and make-up.
“As I got older, my spending increased. In my 20s, after I got married, it spiralled out of control. It was easy to kid myself that I didn’t have a problem as my husband, who was an entrepreneur, was wealthy, so the usual risks of debt weren’t there, but my spending was an issue. I’d buy the same top in different colours, designer shoes, several bottles of perfume or 20 lipsticks at a time. I didn’t even wear or use them, and I certainly didn’t need them,…
