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Shopping – you love it or you hate it. But one way or another you just have to do it.

Each of us is surrounded by advertising campaigns and TV commercials that urge us to consume. And these days even the government is encouraging us to go out and spend more.

Indeed, ‘Spend! Spend! Spend!’ appears to have become the mantra for all social and individual ills in our instant-fix modern world.

The simple fact is that ‘retail therapy’ has become such an integral part of our lives that some of us even feel a bit guilty if we don’t consistently go out and spend money.

Still we find ourselves doing this even when we truly don’t need and can’t really afford it. But why do we really go on a spending spree when you know you have no real need and perhaps cannot really afford it?

Why do we feel a compulsion to spend? Well, the simple answer is ‘distraction’.

When we’re feeling bad, when we’re anxious, sad, bored, lonely or depressed, then shopping appears to offer a distraction from those difficult feelings and emotions.

When our self-esteem is running low then adding something external on to our identity – such as another pair of shoes or an expensive item of clothing – can become very attractive.

It appears to offer a ‘quick-fix’ from the blues, a pick-me-up for the spirit.

Of course, there is nothing inherently wrong with this – in moderation. But for the compulsive shopper, moderation isn’t really an option. And it’s this compulsive aspect, with its addictive cyclical elements, that needs addressing.

It is the emotions and the feelings that drive a person to compulsively shop that feed the behaviour itself. It’s feelings that create the shopaholic.

The fact is that emotions and feelings are triggered by the subconscious. So the only really effective way of dealing with them is through the subconscious mind.

And this is where advanced hypnosis and hypnotherapy can be extremely useful and effective.

With the expert use of advanced hypnotherapy techniques it is possible to reach down deep within the subconscious mind and ‘re-program’ it so that the drivers, the energies that fuel the compulsion to shop are neutralized.

When the emotional reasons for compulsive shopping have been uncovered and neutralized, the person can resume shopping in a normal, rational manner. He or she becomes free to shop when he or she wishes to – not in some short-lived attempt to feel better.

If you or someone you care about is locked into a cycle of spending in order to feel better, if you are experiencing those urges to shop until you drop, then advanced transformational hypnotherapy can help you get your life back on track.

Peter Field is a leading British hypnotherapist working in both London and Birmingham, UK. He is a Member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Health and author of numerous articles on psychotherapy, hypnosis and health. For more of his interesting articles on topics such as breaking bad habits and other useful information, please visit his website: Peter Field Hypnotherapy Hypnotherapists UK

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