I found myself doing this right after I lost my Mom a few years ago. I had always been very responsible with money...splurging every once in a while, but what I was experiencing was very different than my usual behavior. I realized I was trying to fill my sadness and the void with just about anything, and though it could have been nuch worse, lets just say I now have a closet filled with beautiful clothes from Anthropologie (my favorite shop) but in retrospect, in only soothed me momentarily. Your article was excellent and made a lot of sense. Thank you. Love, Ellen xo