Medically reviewed by Kira Graves, PhD Key Takeaways Retail therapy may increase mood-boosting hormones like endorphins and dopamine.Shopping can help improve your confidence and restore a sense of ...

Retail therapy is not actually therapy, but it can help you feel better as long as you don’t overspend. Consulting a therapist may be more beneficial if you’re experiencing mental health symptoms or ...

Although there continues to be, for some, a stigma attached to psychotherapy, there is an alternative mental health "intervention" that seems to have received almost universal acceptance: what’s ...

Did you have a bad day? Are you tired, stressed or just not feeling motivated? Congrats — you’re now the perfect target for retail therapy. The term “retail therapy” dates back to the 1980s, and was ...