This i believe essay

Retail Therapy         

               Retail therapy, that’s the words people seem to use to express shopping as a mood lifter. A large majority of America are into the act to make them feel better. In my case I believe shopping does help with my moods, especially depressing moods. Every time I go through a break up or even fail a test, I try to go shopping even if it is for some shoes or ink for my computer. The fact that I am buying something that I need or even want makes me feel a bit accomplished.

               When I am depressed, my first stop would be the mall. I honestly don’t have thousands of dollars to spend on a therapist, so I use shopping as my therapy. I can spend about one hundred dollars and get an outfit that can benefit me because I might be able to wear that out the next night. I have various situations where I could go cope or get away from the world and shop. For example I feel if you go to the store after having a fight with your mate and you buy some music, which could possibly distract you from you thinking about all the problems you have. Shopping gives room to think about positive aspects of life. I know it is hard to go to a mall and deal with a lot of people when you are already in an isolated mood. But if you don’t want to deal with people shop online. For me just looking at items online can almost instantly brighten up my mood. The way I use shopping to make me feel better some people might use music, or even sports to cheer them up.

               I remember one day having a horrible day at work. I had a lot of arrogant and disrespectful customers.  I felt like I needed to escape from the world and buy stuff that I did not need. So I have been saving up money for about a year and decided that I was just going to go and buy these shoes that I saw at Niemen Marcus. They were these gorgeous Christian Louboutin shoes. They were open toed white and beige with alligator skin.  When I walked in Niemen Marcus the sales lady asked me if I needed help. At this point I was ready to just get my shoes, but in actuality the sales lady uplifted my mood by being so nice and warm, especially after dealing with the customers I had that day.  So I asked her about the specific shoes, she got me fitted, and then we went to counter and she rang me up. The price was outrageous, but I still felt satisfied. Buying those shoes definitely made me forget about the horrible day I just experienced. So if you’re having a horrible day and need something to brighten your mood up, do whatever that makes you happy and if it’s shopping get your wallet ready.