Shop Till I Drop

At sixteen, if I felt down, I would go shopping; buying something made me feel good, a "pick-me-up". Soon I realized that this shopping as a "pick-me-up" could become habit forming and was similar to a vice, addictive. So I stopped myself from buying things as a "pick-me-up". Now, I find out that there are studies that show people who shop a lot live longer. What do I know.