Breaking the Doom Spending Cycle and Developing Healthy Coping Strategies for Anxiety

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Episode 2663:

In this episode, Diania Merriam shares Sara Stanizai's post from ProspectTherapy.com, addressing the pervasive issue of doom spending in 2024. Sara explores the connection between anxiety and impulsive spending, defining doom spending as a harmful coping mechanism. The post provides insights into breaking this cycle by understanding its roots and offering practical, healthy coping strategies to manage anxiety effectively.

Read along with the original article(s) here: https://www.prospecttherapy.com/blog/2023/12/1/ky0iiakglgb3uj9id5szt1vwa7ics1-wgbhf-c68kj

Quotes to ponder:

"Doom spending is a term used to describe the pattern of compulsive or impulsive buying driven by feelings of anxiety, stress, or a sense of impending doom."

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