Resolution "LOW-BUY" 2014! Who wants to play?
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jens7lil1s
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I'm in. I need some therapy from others in the same boat badly. Lol
myfavoritePA
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Very well put.Does anyone else feel like they struggle not to keep purchasing things after they buy something? I got two items delivered today that I ordered back in January, both of which I'm super excited about and absolutely love. But then while I was at the drugstore picking up a couple of non-makeup staples I felt drawn to the new displays of summer lip products.. which I definitely don't need and probably would use once or twice and then toss because I hate the formula. I think I just wanted to prolong the excitement of getting new things.. which is not cute..
I didn't buy any makeup but it bothers me that I even thought about it.. 4 days into my 2 month no buy.. and with drugstore products that I knew I probably wouldn't love. I did buy another eos lip balm which is fine because I only had one. I also bought a few backups of my favorite cuticle oil pen that I told myself I'd get more of if they ever went on sale - and they were $3 off! I really don't like the feeling of wanting to buy something just to have something new to take home and unwrap.. lol. Hopefully after a couple of months off I won't feel like I want to go overboard when I make my next purchase..
Yes! I do struggle with that.
Quote: Originally Posted by Rainbunny
I get like that, too, but I suspect it's not just the excitement of getting new packages or getting a treat but more a way of filling you up or distracting yourself if you feel bored or maybe avoiding something you don't want to do or think about. E.g., Maybe you didn't really want to get back to the next task after you finished your errand, so the new display postponed that for a bit. It might be a good idea to identify what emotion you are feeling when you want to buy something, and then pick a better displacement activity, like a walk or playing the piano or taking a hot bath or something. Or stop procrastinating, if that is what's going on. Easier said than done, of course! But buying things does take off the edge, for a bit.
If you are tracking your purchases, you could track how you are feeling, too, to see if there's any pattern.
The psychology of shopping really interests me. I work in psychiatry and addiction medicine and the shopping habits and compulsions we discuss here are very reminiscent of substance addiction behaviors. The pleasure we get from shopping is multi-factorial I'm sure, but part of it comes from a release of dopamine that produces a biochemical high, just like with any other addiction. I need to find something that will give me the dopamine high that is constructive as opposed to destructive, I guess. Maybe that would help curb the craving to buy.
kerry-jane88
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Totally agree [@]myfavoritePA[/@], I know that when I have a fuller life im certainly less concerned with make-up.
PixieDancer
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That's the double edge sword of it all... Sometimes needing talked down from products, we have to say how much we love it and it's haunting us! I realized that when I was writing it! But definitely resist! I wish I had. You never know if your mind is telling you it's better than it really is in reality... Since it's hard to obtain and LE!! I certainly would've been fine without them from the start! Enjoy the goodies that you have & if they bring the Huggables back... Maybe you can try one then. HTH
Welcome ladies! Glad you've joined our mission!! Let us know if there's anything we can do to help!! Good Luck!
walkingdead
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Okay here are before pictures of how my make is store right now. Rolling my sleeves to go through them.
Ugh tons of them are still BNIB-- I haven't even opened them. What is wrong with me? Why couldn't I be addicted to exercising / crossfit.
lyseD
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elkaknits
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thank you so much for that link... ack to check my codes now. Very helpful ^5
SleepingBeauty
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walkingdead - This is probably not helping but your pictures are some serious makeup porn.
I thought we were in the low-buy thread; then why am I craving the Huggables now? Just kidding.
No, not really. I'm pretty sure I would've bought one by now if they weren't freaking sold out everywhere here in Germany. So here's hoping they're going to be permanent some time or other.
I'm debating on whether I should leave my debit card at home tomorrow. I have to go to the drugstore again and the only stuff that's allowed are hair products because I'm running out of them. I'm seriously tempted by Olaz's Clarisonic dupe which is only 30€ in contrast to Clarisonic which is 150€. On the other side, if it doesn't work and is too rough on my skin as I have read in various reviews, it's a waste of 30€.
I thought we were in the low-buy thread; then why am I craving the Huggables now? Just kidding.
I'm debating on whether I should leave my debit card at home tomorrow. I have to go to the drugstore again and the only stuff that's allowed are hair products because I'm running out of them. I'm seriously tempted by Olaz's Clarisonic dupe which is only 30€ in contrast to Clarisonic which is 150€. On the other side, if it doesn't work and is too rough on my skin as I have read in various reviews, it's a waste of 30€.
NaomiH
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Seriously! I wish I could get as obsessed with exercising as I am with makeup!
Anneri
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This! I try to live healthier this year but it's so hard to be sensible in every aspect in your life - not to spend too much money on MU, not to eat every piece of chocolate that comes across me, exercise regularly - soooooo hard!!!!
ma146rina
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But you can! if you start working out regularly then your body will get use to the rush that exercise gives you and you'll crave it! After a month you'll be an addict
Kaori
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This is so true, I often shop when I'm bored. And often I shop when I see great sale, my eyes go all glowy and I get excited and shop shop shop, since I 'save' so much, riiight? =.= this needs to stop. I need to find something that I wont be bored, finally read all those free kindle books I keep getting every day or the sale ones I bought...Yes! I do struggle with that.
Very well put.
The psychology of shopping really interests me. I work in psychiatry and addiction medicine and the shopping habits and compulsions we discuss here are very reminiscent of substance addiction behaviors. The pleasure we get from shopping is multi-factorial I'm sure, but part of it comes from a release of dopamine that produces a biochemical high, just like with any other addiction. I need to find something that will give me the dopamine high that is constructive as opposed to destructive, I guess. Maybe that would help curb the craving to buy.
Nicely said! I need to find an alternative.
Huggable is just tinted drier more opaque lip balm, it's nothing revolutionary ;P And damn expensive lip balm on top of that, don't buy without pro discount and on top of that the size is smaller than other lip balms... I can't believe they priced them more than their lipsticks for less oz =.= When you have to reapply often.
Quote: Originally Posted by Rainbunny
I get like that, too, but I suspect it's not just the excitement of getting new packages or getting a treat but more a way of filling you up or distracting yourself if you feel bored or maybe avoiding something you don't want to do or think about. E.g., Maybe you didn't really want to get back to the next task after you finished your errand, so the new display postponed that for a bit. It might be a good idea to identify what emotion you are feeling when you want to buy something, and then pick a better displacement activity, like a walk or playing the piano or taking a hot bath or something. Or stop procrastinating, if that is what's going on. Easier said than done, of course! But buying things does take off the edge, for a bit.
If you are tracking your purchases, you could track how you are feeling, too, to see if there's any pattern.
No matter how often I work out it is not giving me any rush, lol. I hate every second of it.But you can! if you start working out regularly then your body will get use to the rush that exercise gives you and you'll crave it! After a month you'll be an addictTrust me i'm addicted to both makeup and exercise
I'm trying to do more for my health as well, physically and mentally, and invest more time and energy in that. (instead of shopping, etc...) But it's not easy. For me it's either the one extreme or the other, diet wise and in all other aspects. I can't seem to stike a balance. And as soon as something depresses me I fall back into old patterns. And lately I feel like I have no more motivation at all, I have been feeling quite lonely after a falling out with my closest friend I seem to have lost. I'm having nightmares and everything.
walkingdead
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Naynadine, sorry to hear about your friendship. Maybe it can be saved? I hope you start feel better soon. Sending positive energy your way
texasmommy
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I've actually learned to like exercising (been doing so regularly for about 3 years), but I used to HATE it! I do not always feel like it, but afterwards I usually feel better. I also definitely know about the shopping rush, though. Being busy finishing school online and taking care of my girls (3 and 5) help to put my mind and energy elsewhere, but it's easy to click open a page in between school work and online browse or shopNo matter how often I work out it is not giving me any rush, lol. I hate every second of it.
I'm trying to do more for my health as well, physically and mentally, and invest more time and energy in that. (instead of shopping, etc...) But it's not easy. For me it's either the one extreme or the other, diet wise and in all other aspects. I can't seem to stike a balance. And as soon as something depresses me I fall back into old patterns. And lately I feel like I have no more motivation at all, I have been feeling quite lonely after a falling out with my closest friend I seem to have lost. I'm having nightmares and everything.
User38
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^ Lol.. I hear you guys.
I actually got back into excercising daily and heavily after my hubby passed -- it seemed to put me in a endorphin high and I have kept up all these years. Actually excercise and wine are the only things in my life that de-stress me.
men make my bp go to 400 and not in a good way. I can only stomach so much BS.
I still love my clothes.. lol. And shoes.. and jewelry. eek and so it goes. I have and am designing my own jewelry and maybe someday I will get the nerve to offer it to some dealers.. time will tell.
but back to excercise -- it's my AM pool laps, p.m. spinning and run, and then I get some wine and relax... and listen to tales of FOF
I actually got back into excercising daily and heavily after my hubby passed -- it seemed to put me in a endorphin high and I have kept up all these years. Actually excercise and wine are the only things in my life that de-stress me.
men make my bp go to 400 and not in a good way. I can only stomach so much BS.
I still love my clothes.. lol. And shoes.. and jewelry. eek and so it goes. I have and am designing my own jewelry and maybe someday I will get the nerve to offer it to some dealers.. time will tell.
but back to excercise -- it's my AM pool laps, p.m. spinning and run, and then I get some wine and relax... and listen to tales of FOF
