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Stress Management Stress Management Stress Causes Stress Effects How To Manage Stress From Elizabeth Scott, M.S., your Guide to Stress Management Retail therapy, like other pleasures in life, can provide a nice pick-me-up for times of stress, but in excess can cause financial stress and worse. Read more about retail therapy and other responses to stress, find healthy coping techniques, and explore where the line lies between guilty pleasure and unhealthy coping habit. Enjoy your week! -Elizabeth Retail Therapy: The Relationship Between Shopping and Stress What is retail therapy, and how common is it? How does one keep from crossing the line between giving oneself a little pick-me-up when stressed, and developing an unhealthy shopping habit? Read on for more on retail therapy! See More About:  retail therapy  unhealthy coping  stress and shopping Retail Therapy: Good or Bad? Do you find yourself going to the mall (instead of the gym or therapist's office) when your stress levels boil over? Is "retail therapy" a guilty pleasure, or addiction in the making, and where do you draw the line between blowing off stress by hitting the sales and, well, having a problem? Read on, and share your thoughts. Bad Habits and Unhealthy Coping Do you find yourself reacting to stress in a way that may simply serve to create more stress from new sources? Here are 5 common unhealthy coping habits, or "stress traps"--do you fall into any of these? See More About:  unhealthy coping  stress response  chronic stress How To Become More Resilient To Stress Sometimes the best defense is a good offense--if you find yourself coping with stress in unhealthy ways, perhaps developing habits that contribute to emotional resilience can be one of your best strategies in keeping stress at bay in a healthy way. Which ones work best for you? See More About:  resilience  inner peace  positive attitude Stress Management Ads Stress Anxiety and Stress Coping with Stress Causes of Stress Be Stress Free Featured Articles Free Stress Tests Stress and Health Free Stress Assessments Positive Thinking for Stress Relief Free Personality Tests Ongoing Tools for Stress Reduction   More from About.com Favorite Summer Frozen Drinks Blended with ice or chock full of fresh fruit, these yummy drinks will liven up any warm-weather gathering. More> Best Frozen Summer Desserts Ten easy, delicious, make-ahead desserts that will cool you down on the hottest of summer days. More> This newsletter is written by: Elizabeth Scott, M.S. Stress Management Guide Email Me | My Blog | My Forum   Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About Stress Management newsletter. If you wish to change your email address or unsubscribe, please click here. About respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 249 West 17th Street New York, NY, 10011 © 2011 About.com   Ongoing Stress Relief Resources Facebook Page: About Stress Management Follow Me On Twitter What Type Of Personality Do You Have? Advertisement