Posted by Dinah on February 11, 2007, at 10:42:41
In reply to Re: Spending » Dinah, posted by Kath on February 10, 2007, at 19:42:41
I think probably it's an obsessive thing. One of my "good" obsessions that end up harming me more than my bad ones. It distracts me from what's bothering me, or from how I'm feeling. Yet in the end, it's not the stuff I want at all and once I've gotten it, the distraction is gone, and I'm left with no distraction, no satisfaction, and a guilty sick feeling at what I've done.
Yet at the time it's happening, I can't recognize it for what it is, or see what I'm doing.
I went to Debtors Anonymous once, but was overwhelmed by the rampant emotions in the room, and put off by the groupspeak of the 12 step programs. I barely made it through the meeting before racing off to my car and later collapsing at home.
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