Therapist to Cancer: What do we do when we feel a need for space?
Crabby: Go holiday shopping until we feel better.
Therapist: …No.
If this feels like you today, you’re not alone. Going out to load up on new shoes might seem preferable to dealing with the bull-shirt of misunderstandings and feeling smothered by everyone else. But shopping won’t be the answer (I mean, it is AN answer… and a tempting one at that… but not the best one). You’ll be better served to focus instead on taking care of you and thinking before you speak rather than going into debt with retail therapy. I mean, maybe one add to cart wouldn’t hurt. Or just grab a Snickers. Do you, Cancer.
