Time to start re $$$

[Cammy]

Isn't it odd that a lot of us shop in response to anxiety? Worse yet when the anxiety is about our finances, yet so many do this. Whenever we were feeling bad we would go out and buy something, a lot of times clothes. It made us feel better temporarily, but then the bills come and we realize we have made bad choices. I have finally been able to stop this behaviour. Fortunately my personality system is such that I can communicate with everyone now and have control. With all of my adults in agreement that unnecessary spending should stop, it has. Also helpful was learning to wait before buying. This involves not purchasing things on first sight, but waiting at least a day to let us analyze the true need for the item. This has curtailed 99% of purchases. On other occasions when we simply have to have something, we now pick out an inexpensive item that we know we will use (like special hand made soap bar), and this has helped too. It must be difficult, however, when you are unaware of who is doing this to you within your system. I hope you too can find a way to overcome this unwelcome behaviour otherwise it turns into a snowball rolling down the side of a mountain.