Try Retail Therapy to Reduce Stress and Lower Blood Pressure
试试通过购物疗法来缓解压力和降低血压
Forget meditation and yoga, reading or journaling, even laying on the couch or tanning on the beach—many stressed-out Americans actually consider shopping to be the best remedy for mental stress relief at the end of a long week! But is that surprising to you?
忘掉冥想瑜伽、阅读或写日记，以及躺在沙发上或在海滩上晒黑吧——实际上，许多压力很大的美国人认为购物才是漫长一周结束后缓解精神压力的最好方法！你是否对此感到惊讶？
After all, who doesn't like shopping? In fact, according to a study done by University of Michigan researchers, shopping to relieve stress (otherwise known as retail therapy) was up to 40 times more effective at giving people “a sense of control” and that shoppers were three times less sad compared to those that only browsed for items.
毕竟，谁不喜欢购物呢？事实上，根据密歇根大学的研究人员所做的一项研究，通过购物来缓解压力（也被称为购物疗法）在给人们“控制感”方面的效果是只浏览商品的40倍，购物的悲伤缓解程度是只浏览商品的三倍。
Know what's even better news? Shopping to cope with stress can actually help you live a healthier life by making sure that your blood pressure (and therefore your heart health) is in check!
知道更好的消息是什么吗? 通过购物来应对压力实际上可以帮助你过上更健康的生活，确保你的血压（从而使你的心脏保持健康）处于控制之中！
Shop until you drop – some tips
疯狂购物吧——以下是一些建议
1. You know what you like—go get what you would actually enjoy! People come in all kinds of forms and preferences. Maybe you're a shoe person. Don't just get something because you feel like you should get something or because that thing is all the rage and everyone else has one.
1. 你要知道自己喜欢什么——去买你真正喜欢的东西吧！人各有所好，也许你是一个鞋迷。不要仅仅因为你觉得你应该得到某样东西，或者因为那东西很流行、其他人都有而去买它。
You want to make sure that you're going to be not only happy with what you get and see the value in having it, but also be able to enjoy your time exploring the options while you're shopping to reduce stress!
你要确保你不仅会对你得到的东西感到高兴，看到拥有它的价值，而且能够享受你在购物时探索的选择，从而缓解压力！
2. Spend time talking to the store vendors! They're there to help you pick out something good for you and you're going to be able to find out something new about yourself—whether that's what shade of lipstick you think matches you the best or what kind of a tablet you actually want to get. In short, take time with it, and don't feel bad about “wasting” time—that would take away the whole point of going out!
2. 花点时间和售货员聊一聊！他们会帮你挑选对你有好处的东西，你将能够发现适合自己的一些新的东西——无论是你认为最适合你的口红的颜色，还是你真正想要的平板电脑。简而言之，花点时间去做，不要为“浪费”时间而感到难过——那样就失去了外出的全部意义！
3. Keep an open mind! Browse when you can—even just browsing items takes your mind off what usually stresses you out while you learn something new about particular features of products. But if you spot something that you absolutely LOVE and you are still thinking about three stores later, you should probably go back and get it.
3. 保持开放的心态！当你能浏览的时候就浏览——即使只是浏览商品也能让你从平日的压力中解脱出来，同时你还能了解到产品的新特性。但如果你发现了自己非常喜欢的东西，而你还货比三家，那么你可能应该回去把它买下来。
4. Sometimes you don't just want to spend on yourself, but you want to spend on others! Not only do you get the satisfaction of being able to buy something, but you also get double the benefit when you gift someone later. It really is the thought that counts!
4. 有时候你不仅想把钱花在自己身上，还想把钱花在别人身上！你不仅会因为能够买到东西而感到满足，而且当你稍后送礼物给别人时，你还会获得双倍的快乐。最重要的是心意！
5. Win loyalty points! Chances are that if you're reading this article, you're probably a shopper at heart. Why don't you take advantage of your own passion and interests and help you reward yourself!
5. 获得积分！如果你正在阅读这篇文章，很有可能你本质上是一个购物者。你为什么不利用你自己的激情和兴趣来帮助你奖励自己呢？
Many retailers love offering special deals and items to their loyal patrons. Keep an eye out on their website and various social media to find out about these to see if your shopping is going to match up with their promotional timing!
许多商家乐于向忠实客户提供特价商品。密切关注他们的网站和各种社交媒体，看看你购物时他们是否正在做促销！
Of course, this doesn't mean to spend all your time looking for deals and forcing yourself to buy something just because it's cheap, but it's nice to check if there are any before you're going out anyway!
当然，这并不是说你要把所有的时间都花在寻找打折商品上，强迫自己仅仅因为它便宜就去买东西，但是在你出门之前检查一下是否有打折商品不会错！