Making small purchases to relieve “stress”

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Throwback. Here you go.
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why not dress her up in red or orange 🥰🥰
 

Kaylin

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i used to be a daiso junkie. but the dopamine high is only temporary. if u hv money to spare ok la if not need to find a substitute. this is emotional spending no diff from emotional eating.!
 

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Actually got a different theory

Cos we are isolated. Like no one care for us. When we make online purchase, we eagerly wait for our purchase. It will be a mail other than bills and adverts. So it feels like we are receiving a present. Just that its sent by us to us. But it feels good.

Something like the Mr Bean show where he drops Christmas cards into his mail box then acts surprised when he receives it. :(
 

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I realised I’m making quite a bit more purchases to make myself happy. It’s not splurge for sure as I can well afford, just that they are more of wants than needs..

Is this normal to behave like this?

my “stress” I believe are covid 19 side effects, making life a little more tougher
are those things what you really wanted?
 

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i also a bit psychotic like that.

shopping provides some semblance of control if you are finding a lot of things in life outside your control.

just don't spend too much.
 

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same, shopee lazada is moi best friend for such ccoping mechanism :(
sometimes i gorge on food also
my whole wardrobe full of soccer jerseys from shopee. the fake jerseys all very cheap. $15. smlj club also have. man city, celtic, chelsea, southampton, liverfool. i wear crystal palace jersey go out so people will not think i am glory hunter
 
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