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Compulsive Behavior

You Can Eat One and Stop

January 3, 2009

An amazing acupressure technique called EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques) can take cravings away in minutes. Whether it is cigarettes, beer, donuts or chocolate, just touching or tapping a few energy points on the face and upper body allows the urge to disappear effortlessly. Most people who have used EFT to combat cravings report a loss [...]

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How to Get Through the Holidays Without Gaining Weight

November 30, 2008

The holiday season is upon us. Do you greet it with joy and trepidation at the same time? Festivities bring us together with family and friends. It is time to take out the decorations, go shopping and bake the cookies. Ah, There’s the rub! Cookies, candy, rich foods all add up to weight gain as [...]

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Compulsive Spending Is No Joke

October 19, 2008

Compulsive Spending is No Joke Although we joke that when the going gets tough, the tough go shopping, shopaholics suffer from a major psychological problem. Compulsive spending and debting can lead to bankruptcy and ruined lives. I have counseled spenders who have embezzled money to pay for their excesses. This is no laughing matter. Most [...]

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Curb Compulsive Shopping with Mall Therapy

September 3, 2008

Compulsive spending is a problem that affects millions of people from all walks of life. In a society that actively promotes conspicuous consumption, credit card abuse has reached epidemic proportions, causing untold heartache and ruined lives. Shopping is a pastime that hooks us into spending more than we can afford. Malls are like giant theme [...]

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How to Live With a Compulsive Spender

August 24, 2008

Is there someone in your life who is spending compulsively, and you feel frustrated and angry with him or her? You don’t understand why they do what they do, and you can’t understand why they can’t just use a little more willpower. Perhaps you have tried bribery, threats, punishment, rewards, pleading, or trickery, to no [...]

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Questions and Answers About Compulsive Spending and Debting

August 8, 2008

Q: What is the difference between compulsive spending and the kind of spending most of us do?  A: My definition of compulsion is: if you can’t control when you start or when you stop a behavior you have a problem. Most of us splurge occasionally, but compulsive spenders find the urge overpowering and frequent. Another [...]

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