Lily Allen has been “shopping like crazy” in her happiness over the success of her new album, West End girl.
Lily has spent £120,000 on a Porsche and £16,500 on a Hermes bag “convinced she is a billionaire” but is now seeking therapy for her spending addiction.
Returning to her Miss Me? podcast for a Christmas special with co-host and best friend Miquita Oliver, Lily said: “I’m just playing with my huge diamond and emerald ring. I bought myself a little gift but it’s not that little.”
“You have to treat yourself and mark the moment. I’m convinced I’m a billionaire. Handbags were bought, jewelry and a car,” she added.
The Madeline singer is self-aware enough to know she needs help and has been following Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing therapy for the past four months.
“I started EMDR therapy four months ago and it is life changing. EMDR therapy is a special type of therapy, it stimulates the brain and creates new pathways to certain behaviors or traumatic experiences,” Difficult there hitmaker said.
“This is what works for me right now, but I’m not a doctor,” she said.
Explaining how a typical EMDR session works, the singer said, “You usually start by identifying an area, such as a traumatic experience, that you want to focus on. Then you visualize the experience and identify the feelings that arise in your body and mind and pain levels decrease.”
She continued, “When you try to stop negative behavior like spending money or using drugs, you do the opposite and think about the good feeling and try to separate that feeling from your self-worth.”
“In my case a handbag, you separate it by saying this handbag makes me a better person. It’s really interesting and I’m not clear on the science, but it works for me,” she shared.
Lily has had a challenging year as she split from her husband David Harbor after reportedly finding his profile on celebrity dating app Raya and text messages on his phone.
