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Addicted to shoplifting.
I'm addicted to shoplifting. I've been doing it for about a year and a half now. It was my 2009 New Year's Resolution to stop shoplifting...but I didn't. I've been shoplifting weekly for about a year. I steal everything from makeup, jewelry, clothes, chapstick, food, pens, and headphones.
Today I went shopping with my sister (she used to steal, too, but she doesn't anymore). We went into a store and I stole two pairs of pants. Then we went to a store across the street and I stole a pair of shoes, a shirt, and two drinks. My sister saw all the stuff when we got home and told me she would never shop with me again. She's my best friend and this makes me sad. :(
I hate that I shoplift. But I also love it. I love getting new things, and I love the adrenaline rush. I know it's not worth it, and I know it's illegal. How do I stop? Please help me. And how do I get my sister to trust me again?
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Shoplifting is a really bad reputation. There are many consequences that you have to deal with. The way to deal with this is to go see a therapist. That's the only way to break the habit.
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You are a kleptomaniac. You need to get professional help because if you don't, this will take over you even more & nothing good will come from it. Shoplifting can get you some serious fines, and maybe even jail time if they think you need it.
You really need to talk to your sister & ask her what you can do to gain her trust back. Whatever she asks of you, do it. If you promise her something, don't let her down. You really need to work at it. Show her you can change, and really put in the effort to change.
I really hope you get professional help for this. Shoplifting will land you in some serious shit if you get caught.
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I work in retail. I have for a few years now, and people who work in retail, don't like people like you. It not only hurts the store, it hurts others as well. Shoplifting makes prices go up for everyone else.
you should seek help from a psychiatrist. Like others have said below, if you get caught it will hurt your chances at getting a decent job.
As to getting your sisters trust back? you will reall have to work at it.
hope this helps.
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Psychiatrists call this kleptomania. The compulsion to steal. You should seek professional help.
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I think you are going to have to get help...Honestly it depends on what you want to do with your life, I don't mean to be to extreeme sounding but if you are a thief then you are a thief and nothing is going to make you stop wanting to be a thief...Because you are not talking about just doing it cause you can't afford it...you are doing it for the adreneline rush...So You are either going to have to embrace that and deal with all the pros and cons that come with that life...or you are going to have to get help. You gotta say do I want to live that dangerous life or do I want to get help for ME, not for your sister. You feel me? It has to be for you. I'm sure there are therapists that help people that have this, I forgot what it's called but there is a name for it...kleptomania...And if you can't do a therapist I suggest that you do the borders self help work book section and see what they have on the topic, this helped me with some of my phobias. So what you have to figure out is the source of that kleptomania and deal with it. Everything has a reason...there is a reason doing something bad and risky makes you feel good and you have to find out what that reason is so that you can deal with it and either let it go or find a healthier way of dealing with it. SO hope this helps. Peace Peace.
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Well, my friend recently got arrested for shoplifting in the mall. She was on a FBI tab and a person would follow her around the mall because they knew she was shoplifting, and they wanted to get her at the perfect time and they finally did. She got 70 hours of community service, she cannot go into a MACY*S, Lord & Taylor or CVS store anymore, and now its on her permanent record, and its going to be annoying for her to get into college and get a job because she has to check YES to being arrested and she has to explain what happened. No job or school will want a thief as an employee/student
i have to admit i have shoplifted before, if i ever found a shirt i liked without a sensor on it i would. Once i saw a 200 dollar shirt by free people in Lord & Taylor that didn't have a sensor on it so i just went into the dressing room with a couple things and put it in one of my shopping bags. It was a nice feeling knowing that i got it for free, but i also felt guilty.
It will be hard to get your sisters trust back, your just going to have to stop and start paying for your stuff. I know its a pain spending your own money but your going to have to, to get your sisters trust back.
Good luck and please, dont get caught. My friend is upset now that she has a FBI tab on her and shes being watched.
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