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Post by tnr9 on Jun 9, 2018 15:32:32 GMT
Gosh...it feels a bit horrible to admit...but when I get triggered, I will tend to buy things that I truly do not need...and the worst part is...I usually end up regretting spending the money...so "things" don't really provide the relief I think they will...but I seem to keep doing it anyways.
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Post by leavethelighton on Jun 11, 2018 0:07:51 GMT
Do the items you buy symbolize something for you? Maybe if you can figure out what the symbolic hope is that you would get from them (is it beauty? comfort? feeling special? etc.) you could find some other way to get it.
I think it's probably common for an emotional trigger to trigger another habit though. For me, it's food. Like something came up today and my immediate thought was chocolate cake! I'm trying to be more conscious of my relationship between emotional realities, desires, pain, etc., and food; I haven't had much conscious awareness of it until recently.
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Post by alpenglow on Aug 31, 2018 18:00:00 GMT
In the cPTSD litterature, such habits are listed as ways to dissociate from the pain (when triggered).
This can be compulsive shopping, eating too much, sex/porn addiction, gambling, alcohol/drugs, gaming...any activity that helps to numb the painful feelings.
I had the shopping thing when I was younger. Luckily, it was relatively useful stuff, like books or music or computer hardware.
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Post by epicgum on Sept 6, 2018 20:00:15 GMT
I wonder where the line is between "addiction" and "healthy coping mechanism"
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