Please note that I use the words "therapy for money addicts in London", "money addicts therapy in London", "counseling for money addicts in London", "money addicts counseling in London", "counselling for money addicts in London", "money addicts counselling in London", "London counselling for money addicts", "therapy for addicted to money in London", "addicted to money therapy in London", "counseling for addicted to money in London", "addicted to money counseling in London", "counselling for addicted to money in London", "addicted to money counselling in London", "London counselling for addicted to money", "therapy for money obsession in London", "money obsession therapy in London", "counseling for money obsession in London", "money obsession counseling in London", "counselling for money obsession in London", "money obsession counselling in London", "London counselling for money obsession", "therapy for money addiction in London", "money addiction therapy in London", "counseling for money addiction in London", "money addiction counseling in London", "counselling for money addiction in London", "money addiction counselling in London", "London counselling for money addiction", "counsellor for trading addiction in central London", "trading addiction counsellor in central London", "counselor for addiction to money in central London", "addiction to money counselor in central London", "therapist for money addict in central London", "money addict therapist in central London", "psychotherapy for money addiction in London", "money addiction psychotherapy in London", "psychotherapist for addiction to money in central London, "addiction to money psychotherapist in central London", interchangeably. I am trained & accredited as an addiction counsellor, psychotherapist & therapist to help money addicts with their money addictions and I am happy to discuss differences between those therapies with you.
Counselling London – Money Addiction, Trading Addiction, Auctions Addiction – Psychotherapy London
Money Obsession - Addicted To Money, Money Addicts, Making Money Addiction
Money Making Focus We may have become overly focused on accumulating money, spending money, holding money or using money to control situations. With our money obsession we may be devoted to accruing large amounts of money. Making money may have become our primary task, as our other devotions & relationships become secondary or have been neglected. Our obsession with money may be disproportionate or ultimately unbalanced, when we look at our life as a whole. Yet inside we may sense a hole, be lonely, alienated. We can be so attached to wealth, making money, that letting go of this may be our biggest challenge. In some of the symptoms we portray we can be viewed as addiction to money or money addiction. Inside we can behave like a money addict, so money driven, we may have overlooked who is driving. "Addicted to money", we may have a driven, competitive streak, judging others by how much money they earn. We may use money to get our own way. We may become intolerant if we are not totally in control, struggling to compromise & be patient.
Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power.Abraham Lincoln
Power & Control For our own reasons, we be hungry for power & control, yet we may have an unnatural balance of power & control over others, which can be alienating to not only others, but ultimately us. Denying our own internal hunger and needs, being dependent on having to have control in our relationships may be so important, because without this, our vulnerabilities may be seen. There maybe a generational link of "money addicts" in our family, or conversely, our family may have been poor, and we are determined to make as much money as possible, as if to make up for something. Material, emotional deprivation from our past may be our prime motivator (see also Unhealed Wounds) We can put a price tag on everything and everyone. Our work-life balance may be out of kilter. Making money may have become our "be all & end all", manipulation may creep in. We may even believe we can buy love. We may be forever trying to make things perfect. We may be challenged to live from our own inner authority & values.
There is hardly anything in the world that some man can't make a little worse and sell a little cheaper,John Ruskin
and the people who consider price only are this man’s lawful prey.
In our desire to make money, we may be drawn to certain work or interests. People working in the city, may have a problem with a "trading addiction" or gambling problem. So switched on to making money, we may have switched off in what else we value.
We need money to live, yet it is not the only currency for living... We may have developed an obsession with money. Having a lot of money can buy us things, status, sometimes even other people. We can become hooked on making money to prop up our lifestyle & trappings of wealth. Having lots of money can help us feel good, big & even control others. We can have a big status, be a big earner, big spender or even big donor, feeling superior to others. We and others may have come to expect that our level of earning should never dip, that if our wealth did decrease, somehow we have decreased. We may have become so dependent on making money, that it takes us over. "What is enough?" might be a question we hold. A success on the outside, our identity may have been formed around our money addiction (see also Gambling Addiction). "Who would I be without money?" we may wonder. Yet inside we may try to cover up our insecurities, fears, anxieties, etc. Fear of not or never having enough money can drive us to wanting more & more. Our strong need for making money may point to our struggle in taking care of our other needs. Money may have become our "god". How much money we make can become more important than who we are, our values, inner worth.
