'Retail therapy' is when you go shopping to make yourself feel better.

“购物疗法”就是买买买，让自己心情好起来。

Oh, a bit of retail therapy, was it?

哦，有点像购物疗法？

Finally, you could do a bit of retail therapy.

最后，你可以试一试购物疗法。

But even though it's called retail therapy, it isn't actual therapy, and it has limitations.

但尽管它被称为“购物疗法”，但它并不是真正的疗法，而且它有太多的局限性。

Shopping to relieve stress is also known as retail therapy as a form of regulating stress.

这种为了调整情绪或精神状态而进行的购物行为命名为“购物疗法”。

The good news is that healthy retail therapy doesn't cause new negative emotions.

好消息是，健康的购物疗法不会导致新的负面情绪。

But recent research suggests that retail therapy can actually improve your mood even in the long term.

但最近的研究表明，“购物疗法”实际上可以改善你的心情，甚至是长期的。

The phrase retail therapy refers to the process of trying to cheer yourself up by buying yourself gifts or treats.

“购物疗法”指的是通过给自己买礼物或零食让自己开心起来的过程。

So, retail therapy isn't just a fun activity to distract you or even the thrill of getting something new.

所以，购物疗法不仅仅是一种分散你注意力的有趣活动，甚至也不仅仅是获得新东西的兴奋感。

Therefore, if you don't want to be affected by the side effects of retail therapy, you should learn to avoid impulsive consumption.

因此，如果不想被购物疗法的副作用影响，就要学会避免冲动消费。

For me, there's simply a guaranteed mood boost from retail therapy.

对我来说，购物疗法肯定能提振心情。

I mean, you deserve some retail therapy too.

我是说 你也需要接受购物疗法。

Some researchers found retail therapy doesn't seem to work with stronger emotions like anger, or more chronic negative feelings like loneliness.

一些研究人员发现，购物疗法似乎对更强烈的情绪(如愤怒)或更长期的负面情绪(如孤独)不起作用。

Haven't you heard of retail therapy?

你没听过购物疗法吗？

Consumer psychologist Paul Marsden puts it down to three factors that relate to retail therapy.

消费者心理学家保罗马斯登将其归结为与零售疗法相关的三个因素。

When you asked me on this trip, you promised me retail therapy.

你叫我跟你旅行的时候，答应给我来个购物疗法。

Too much retail therapy can be problematic for your bank account, and while it can help lessen negative emotions, it doesn't usually address the cause of those emotions.

太多的购物疗法可能会对你的银行账户造成问题，虽然它可以帮助减轻负面情绪，但它通常不能解决这些情绪的起因。

More than half of Americans indulge in some type of retail therapy, and psychologists have wondered if it actually leaves feeling more unfulfilled than happy.

超过一半的美国人沉迷于某种购物疗法，心理学家们想知道，这种疗法是否会让人感到不满足，而不是快乐。

So retail therapy might not be great for anger, because that emotion can be associated with the feeling that other people are causing your negative feelings.

因此，购物疗法对愤怒可能不是很有效，因为这种情绪可能与他人导致你消极情绪的感觉有关。

You could probably benefit from some real therapy after the news I just gave you, but in the meantime, how about some retail therapy?

- 在我刚刚给你的消息之后， 你可能会从一些真正的治疗中受益，但与此同时， 一些零售疗法怎么样？