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Jessica Tse was "really anxious" before her cervical screening in December.

Kristie Tse, psychotherapist and founder of Uncover Mental Health Counseling, believes it stems from the deep-seated beliefs about worth and the narratives we heard about money, success and failure as children.

If you think you might suffer from money dysmorphia, Tse believes the first step to overcoming it is to reframe your old narratives about money.

“Shame often stems from societal and cultural expectations, particularly the pressure to have it all together,” says Kristie Tse, a psychotherapist and founder of the online therapy practice Uncover Mental Health Counseling.

Tse points out a key way shame plays into our cultural relationship with money.