Is retail therapy good for you? 6 Minute English

Improve your English in just 6 minutes with the BBC. Have you ever had a bad day and tried to make yourself feel better by going shopping? New research suggests people are more likely to buy things they don’t really need when they are sad, bored or stressed. And they’ll probably also come to regret their shopping trip. 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝟔 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐭𝐞 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐬: Are you getting enough exercise? How do you behave in a swimming pool? How much sugar do you really eat? The history of coffee shops Do you need to upgrade your phone? 𝐕𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐛𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐲 going shopping to make yourself feel better 𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐮𝐦𝐩𝐬 unhappy 𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐠 sharp pain 𝐛𝐮𝐲𝐞𝐫’𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐞 bad feeling when a person realises they don’t need or want the thing you’ve bought 𝐜𝐨𝐳𝐲 warm comfortable and relaxed feeling 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐤 achieves the result you wanted [Images: GETTY IMAGES] #LearnEnglish #6MinuteEnglish #BBCLearningEnglish