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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread retail therapy #34008 06/28/2001 6:26 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 It is very true that many people spend money unwisely as a source of gratification to compensate for unhappiness. I'm bit surprised that I cannot recall a psychiatric term for it.I believe that "retail therapy" could be improved on. I think the Board members can better my best suggestion which is admittedly a bit clumsy: " Spendthrift therapy". Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted retail therapy wwh 06/28/2001 6:26 PM Re: retail therapy tsuwm 06/28/2001 6:32 PM Re: retail therapy wwh 06/28/2001 6:35 PM I like onions, too. Faldage 06/28/2001 6:37 PM Re: I like onions, too. tsuwm 06/28/2001 6:41 PM Re: I like onions, too. Faldage 06/28/2001 7:10 PM Re: I like onions, too. Bingley 06/29/2001 2:44 AM Re: I like onions, too. rodward 06/29/2001 8:38 AM Re: I like onions, too. Sparteye 06/29/2001 3:18 PM Re: I like onions, too. wow 06/29/2001 3:50 PM Re: Growing one's onions Faldage 06/29/2001 4:47 PM Re: Growing one's onions Brandon 06/29/2001 5:32 PM Re: Growing one's onions maverick 06/29/2001 5:43 PM Re: Growing one's onions Faldage 07/02/2001 1:48 PM Re: Growing one's onions wwh 06/29/2001 9:42 PM Re: I like onions, too. Hyla 06/28/2001 6:55 PM Re: I like onions, too. AnnaStrophic 07/01/2001 7:39 PM AWAD News - Mail belligerentyouth 07/02/2001 1:32 PM Re: AWAD News - Mail Faldage 07/02/2001 1:37 PM [d&c e] Faldage 06/28/2001 6:34 PM Re: [d&c e] AnnaStrophic 06/29/2001 10:53 AM Re: retail therapy AnnaStrophic 06/29/2001 9:59 AM Re: retail therapy Jackie 06/29/2001 10:34 AM Re: retail therapy wow 06/29/2001 4:02 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,916 Posts230,429 Members9,211 Most Online17,319 Apr 8th, 2026 Newest Members Boo boo kitty fu, peterreineck, Peripatetic Toad, JerryC, blvd 9,211 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 20 A C Bowden 7 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,244 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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