I have a hard body to fit, so when I'm in a bad mood, the LAST thing I want is to see my weird body looking bad in cute clothes. Buying books or jewelry or home stuff might cheer me up, but
as margokhal said - the money thing.
Yes, it totally does. I just try to keep it to small purchases if I'm going to lift my mood. Yesterday being a good example... I spent $25 on a hat, a tank top and a pair of earrings. I think
$25 was worth cheering me up.
I try to stay away from shopping if I'm in a bad mood, unless I know exactly what I want. If I just go to the mall and look for items, and find nothing that either fits, or I like, I end up
in an even worse mood.
I just did this last night, and I know it sounds awful, but I feel a lot better! I'm wearing new jeans and a new belt, and when I get home I have lots of new kitchen stuff to play with!
It's hit or miss with me. I have to be careful, because there are times when I go shopping to make me feel better, and then it backfires because I'm having a "fat" day, or nothing fits me
right.
It only feels good if you have the money to spend. Otherwise I feel twice as bad. My go-to remedy is a hot bath and a cuddle on the couch with my husband and a glass of wine.
It does cheer me up , But I try not to do that any more. It is to expensive. The worse the day the more i spend. I try to not sweat the small stuff and keep a positive attitude no matter what
happens.
I'm a big believer in retail therapy Just last night, I spent about 4 hours shopping
after work and now I all these great new work clothes and 2 pairs of hot boots! I couldn't be happier today!
Yes, it most definitely does! But I try to limit it to something simple, like a cup of STARBUCKS coffee. I try not to go too overboard because then I'll end up feeling bad that I spent too
much money!
sometimes not even shopping can help my mood - typically i'll just choose to work out and pray that it helps me since spending money just makes me more miserable.
I like getting myself something special ... like a new hat for winter, or a new dress to wear for work. That always makes me feel better because then I have something to look forward to
wearing that is just for me.
Buying new clothes makes me float with giddiness, I just come home and lay out all my finds and spend some time pairing them with things in my wardrobe - it's so uplifting! It's probably not
the best habit, but it's very effective. Now that I think of it, yesterday I was going through something very stressful and I happened to be at Wal-Mart so I bought a bag of black licorice
(which reminds me of my childhood) and instantly I felt my tension ease up a bit. Strange, no?
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Nope. Spending money on a bad day just makes me feel worse - on TOP of the bad stuff, now I have LESS money.
1I have a hard body to fit, so when I'm in a bad mood, the LAST thing I want is to see my weird body looking bad in cute clothes. Buying books or jewelry or home stuff might cheer me up, but as margokhal said - the money thing.
2It does help sometimes!
3Yes, it totally does. I just try to keep it to small purchases if I'm going to lift my mood. Yesterday being a good example... I spent $25 on a hat, a tank top and a pair of earrings. I think $25 was worth cheering me up.
4I try to stay away from shopping if I'm in a bad mood, unless I know exactly what I want. If I just go to the mall and look for items, and find nothing that either fits, or I like, I end up in an even worse mood.
5I just did this last night, and I know it sounds awful, but I feel a lot better! I'm wearing new jeans and a new belt, and when I get home I have lots of new kitchen stuff to play with!
6It makes me feel better at first, and then I feel worse because I spend money I don't really have. It's like this evil cycle.
7It's hit or miss with me. I have to be careful, because there are times when I go shopping to make me feel better, and then it backfires because I'm having a "fat" day, or nothing fits me right.
8Yes usually!
9It does make me feel better but I just buy lower cost items. Like a fashion mag or a cup of coffee.
10It only feels good if you have the money to spend. Otherwise I feel twice as bad. My go-to remedy is a hot bath and a cuddle on the couch with my husband and a glass of wine.
11Oh ya, it totally feels great!
12It does cheer me up , But I try not to do that any more. It is to expensive. The worse the day the more i spend. I try to not sweat the small stuff and keep a positive attitude no matter what happens.
13I'm a big believer in retail therapy
Just last night, I spent about 4 hours shopping
after work and now I all these great new work clothes and 2 pairs of hot boots! I couldn't be happier today!
14
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15It usually does make me feel better, but I try to make it just a small purchase, like a new eyeshadow or something.
16
I agree LoveSarah !
17Yes, it most definitely does! But I try to limit it to something simple, like a cup of STARBUCKS coffee. I try not to go too overboard because then I'll end up feeling bad that I spent too much money!
18sometimes not even shopping can help my mood - typically i'll just choose to work out and pray that it helps me since spending money just makes me more miserable.
19I like getting myself something special ... like a new hat for winter, or a new dress to wear for work. That always makes me feel better because then I have something to look forward to wearing that is just for me.
20Buying new clothes makes me float with giddiness, I just come home and lay out all my finds and spend some time pairing them with things in my wardrobe - it's so uplifting! It's probably not the best habit, but it's very effective. Now that I think of it, yesterday I was going through something very stressful and I happened to be at Wal-Mart so I bought a bag of black licorice (which reminds me of my childhood) and instantly I felt my tension ease up a bit. Strange, no?
21Very rarely, but when I do it, it really does make me feel wonderful
22You tell me: My friend and I call it retail therapy lol we love it!! Sadly, in this economy those therapy sessions won't be happening so often.
23Spending only feels good when you've got all kinds of money... and when do I ever have all kinds of money just laying around?
24yes that is why I am always broke lol
25It really does help my mood on a bad day - even if I am just browsing. I just like to look through stores and get greta deals.
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