Shopping therapy as an antidepressant
Productive shopping can quickly and effectively cheer you up !!! It’s not a secret! When we spend money on ourselves and our loved ones, we immediately notice an improvement in our own well-being. But even shopping should be meaningful! Don’t be too crazy.
As a result of shopping, we are able to forget about the troubles, difficulties in life and even get rid of depression for a while.
Shopping gives us positive emotions. And it’s not just that we make a long-awaited purchase and buy the thing we need. Usually, the selection process itself plays a role, we look closely at various options and choose the most suitable one.
Shopping is good for both physical and emotional health. We spend a few hours on our feet when shopping, which can be equated with a medium-intensity workout in the gym. In addition, shopping has been recognized as one of the most effective remedies in the fight against depression.
As you know, depressive states are characterized by apathy, indifference, a state of oppression. But it is enough just to buy a new thing in your home or update your own wardrobe, as apathy passes, and the person again wakes up a taste for life. Especially when you live in a big city like London, New York or Paris and walk by shops it is difficult to avoid temptation.
Especially, ordinary shopping turns into shopping therapy for us in those situations when we feel emotionally depressed, tired, overwhelmed. And at such moments, it is extremely important to acquire exactly what can change your mood.
Some people recommend giving preference to those things that will not be associated with the cause of your depression. So, for example, if you have problems at work, then you shouldn’t shop for work. Better to buy a thing that is not associated with work. Even if it’s a T-shirt!
We each have our own list of things that can improve our mood.
Usually, women tend to change something in their appearance and their surroundings, thus improving their mood. Men try to distract themselves from the circumstances that have caused them stress.
It is important to remember that shopping therapy only works when you buy the very things that make you feel good!!!
