The Physchological Reason As To Why We Are Hoarding Toilet Paper...

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“I wonder if this stockpiling is to do with what toilet paper represents as a mark of civilisation and our behaviour in its use distinguishing us from animals,” the Central Queensland University lecturer said.

“I’d also weigh in that the impulse to buy is linked to the emotion/concept of shame ... and clinically, shame is one of the most difficult pathologies to work within the therapeutic space.

“We think about toileting as one of the most private aspects of our human functioning in civilised society, the violation of this privacy ... being unable to keep oneself clean ... will likely elicit shame.”

People line to buy Toilet Paper in Shinagawa, Tokyo on Tuesday. Credit: Kunihiko Miura/AP

But according to consumer behaviour and marketing expert Dr Rohan Miller, it’s probably far more base than this...