Overjoyed by the success of her new album, Lily Allen was “shopping like a crazy person.” West End Girl.
Lily spent £120,000 on a Porsche and £16,500 on a Hermès bag “convinced she is a billionaire” but is now seeking treatment for her spending addiction.
Return her miss me? Christmas podcast special with co-host and best friend Mikita Oliver, “I’m playing with my huge diamond and emerald ring. I bought myself a little present but it’s not a little,” Lily said.
She added, “You should pamper yourself and celebrate this moment. I am convinced that I am a billionaire. The handbags, jewelry and car have been bought.”
the Madeleine The singer is self-aware enough to know she needs help and has been undergoing eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy for the past four months.
“I started EMDR therapy four months ago and it has changed my life. EMDR therapy is a special type of therapy. It stimulates the brain and creates new pathways to certain behaviors or painful experiences.” It’s hard out there said the hitmaker.
“This is what works for me right now, as I am not a doctor,” she said.
The singer explained how a typical session in EMDR therapy goes: “You typically start by identifying an area, such as a painful experience that you want to focus on and visualizing the experience and identifying the feelings that arise in your body and mind and the pain levels decrease.”
She continued: “If you are trying to stop a negative behavior such as spending or using drugs, you do the opposite and think about feeling good and try to separate that feeling from your self-worth.”
“In my case, the handbag, you can separate it by saying this handbag makes me a better person. It’s really interesting and I don’t have a clear scientific understanding but it’s useful to me,” she said.
Lily had a challenging year when she split from husband David Harbor after finding his profile on popular dating app Raya and text messages on his phone.