Do you identify yourself through your possessions?  Do the products you buy represent you?  Do you get attached to what you own?  Do you buy things just because you want to? Is getting the lowest prices extremely important to you?  Is the customer always right? Is a stores return policy your cure to confusion?  Are you on a diet?  Are you often in a hurry?  Does the idea that Los Angeles might be under the ocean one day make you want to go insane?

if some of these apply to you it is possible you grew up in an environment with heavy advertising.  What can you do?  The only recommendation we’ll mention here is balance.  How does one accomplish balance? Start with recognizing what you want to change.