| Shopping - hate it or love it, there's just no escaping | | | | Of course, there is nothing inherently wrong with this - |
| the fact that we all have to do it. | | | | in moderation. But for the compulsive shopper, |
| Each of us is surrounded by advertising campaigns | | | | moderation isn't really an option. And it's this compulsive |
| and TV commercials that urge us to consume. And | | | | aspect, with its addictive cyclical elements, that needs |
| these days even the government is encouraging us to | | | | addressing. |
| go out and spend more. | | | | It is the emotions and the feelings that drive a person |
| Indeed, 'Spend! Spend! Spend!' appears to have | | | | to compulsively shop that feed the behaviour itself. It is |
| become the mantra for all social and individual ills in our | | | | feelings and emotions that create and sustain the |
| instant-fix modern world. | | | | shopaholic. |
| The simple fact is that 'retail therapy' has become | | | | Now, feelings and emotions are triggered at the |
| such an integral part of our lives that some of us even | | | | subconscious level. So the only really effective way of |
| feel a bit guilty if we don't consistently go out and | | | | dealing with them is through the subconscious mind. |
| spend money. | | | | And this is where advanced hypnosis and |
| Still we find ourselves doing this even when we truly | | | | hypnotherapy can be extremely useful and effective. |
| don't need and can't really afford it. But why do we | | | | With the expert use of advanced hypnotherapy |
| really go on a spending spree when you know you | | | | techniques it is possible to reach down deep within the |
| have no real need and perhaps cannot really afford it? | | | | subconscious mind and 're-program' it so that the |
| Why do we feel a compulsion to spend? Well, the | | | | drivers, the energies that fuel the compulsion to shop |
| simple answer is 'distraction'. | | | | are neutralized. |
| When we're feeling bad, when we're anxious, sad, | | | | Once the emotional reasons for the shopping have |
| bored, lonely or depressed, then shopping appears to | | | | been uncovered and dealt with in a positive manner, |
| offer a distraction from those difficult feelings and | | | | the individual can resume normal life. The person |
| emotions. | | | | becomes free to shop when they really want to - not |
| When our self-image and self-esteem is low then | | | | in some short-lived attempt to feel better. |
| adding something external to our identity - such as | | | | If you or someone you care about is locked into a |
| another dress or suit or a costly item of clothing - can | | | | cycle of spending in order to feel better, if you are |
| become very attractive. | | | | experiencing those urges to shop until you drop, then |
| It seems to hold an instant remedy for the blues, a | | | | advanced transformational hypnotherapy can help you |
| pick-me-up for feeling down. | | | | get your life back on track. |