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Opulomania: the addiction to buying luxury goods – Jan Gerber in conversation with RNZ

Published on 18.06.2025 • 1 min read

Opulomania: the addiction to buying luxury goods

In a recent podcast interview on Sunday Morning, our CEO Jan Gerber spoke with host Jim Mora about opulomania — a term we coined at Paracelsus Recovery to describe the compulsive drive to acquire luxury goods.

Drawing on our clinical experience with ultra-high-net-worth individuals, Jan explores how what looks like indulgence is often rooted in deeper emotional pain — loneliness, low self-worth, and the pressure to perform.

Check out the full conversation to learn more about this emerging addiction and why it’s on the rise among the world’s wealthiest families –> here.

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