Using purchases to temporarily improve mood exploits the real connection between acquisition and pleasure while ignoring the mechanism: the relief fades precisely because the underlying need (for meaning, control, or belonging) remains unmet. Recognizing this pattern is the first step toward distinguishing actual needs from the feeling of having them.
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