One of the main causes for stress and anxiety is finance. Choices that we make now will effect us in the upcoming months. Passing through a checkout lane can be a trying experience, what with the several and varied objects within reach, taunting you to buy them at the last minute. Worse is when you have the itch to purchase on impulse as you move from aisle to aisle in the store. Below are some steps to help you resist the temptation.
1.) Make a list. Only purchase those things on the list. Check off items as you buy them.
2.) Check your list before you go, and determine if any of the items listed would count as impulse purchases.
3.) Take only cash with you. By leaving the debit cards, credit cards, and checks at home, you eliminate the possibility of going over a certain, pre-set amount.
4.) Ignore everything in the check-out aisle. If something is not in your cart by the time you get to that point, tell yourself that you do not need it, whatever it is.
The major premise of therapy for impulsive and compulsive shopping is the idea that insight alone will not stop the behavior. All stages in the shopping cycle must be identified: the triggers, the feelings, the dysfunctional thoughts, the behaviors, the consequences of the behavior, as well as the meaning of the compulsive buying.
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