Monday, September 19, 2011

About Stress Management: Retail Therapy and Other Coping Responses

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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!

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?

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?
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