i can't stop stealing

[dude04]

i hate myself for doing but i just can't stop. i've been stealing stuff ever since i remember. it ranges from clothes from the mall, games, magazines, food, and over-the-counter medications. it stopped for a while but started back up a year ago stealing from my work from colgate whitening to vitamins. it is just so easy for me because i know where all the cameras are. each time i do, i tell myself this is the final time but it is never the last. what i am scared about is when loss prevention comes and ask where the thousands of dollar of products gone by me. plus, i feel like i'm pushing myself away from God with guilt.

now, i have a prescription for a medication that i really want but the cost is $150! i want to steal that, too. however, cameras are everywhere behind the pharmacy. if i do it, it is likely i will be caught. but i can't stop thinking of "what if" that it is interrupting my job tasks. if anyone have any advice, please let me know.

 

[Hughman]

i hate myself for doing but i just can't stop. i've been stealing stuff ever since i remember. it ranges from clothes from the mall, games, magazines, food, and over-the-counter medications. it stopped for a while but started back up a year ago stealing from my work from colgate whitening to vitamins. it is just so easy for me because i know where all the cameras are. each time i do, i tell myself this is the final time but it is never the last. what i am scared about is when loss prevention comes and ask where the thousands of dollar of products gone by me. plus, i feel like i'm pushing myself away from God with guilt.

now, i have a prescription for a medication that i really want but the cost is $150! i want to steal that, too. however, cameras are everywhere behind the pharmacy. if i do it, it is likely i will be caught. but i can't stop thinking of "what if" that it is interrupting my job tasks. if anyone have any advice, please let me know.

I'm going to have the good faith that you are not a troll.

You sounds like you've got some sort of kleptomania - you are aware of what you are doing, but can't stop yourself. Best go see your doctor and a therapist before you something happens, like i don't know, a jail sentence.

 

[Michele l'Arcangelo]

How old are you?

I used to be a baller at that. I stole from clothing stores and other places. I mapped out the stores and pinpointed where employees were always, knew the loss prevention rules of the store, knew where cameras were, knew how to take gator sensors off with simple tools, knew how to get by store sensor alarms without using alum.foil booster bags, wore skin tight clothes like underarmor underneath my regular clothes so I can conceal items through my body. I had an entourage that played their roles, and we didn't all walk in at the same time.

But I stopped once I turned 18. I stopped doing all of the illegal things once I turned 18.

Pretty much just think of your permanent record, future careers/employment, etc... think of how much it isn't worth getting caught.

 

[dude04]

no troll. the thing is i think that stealing gives me stuff that i won't normally buy myself. i am not sure if it gives me pleasure but satisfaction that i obtained something without any usage of my money. this may be that i am just a cheap bastard.

however, when in front of people, i am a nice guy and offer to pay for stuff even when it isn't necessary. the co-workers and friends sees me as a nice guy that won't hurt a fly. the only time i get the urge to steal is when i do it in secrecy. i plan to stop from now but that medication is damn expensive. i don't want to pay $150 to obtain 30 grams of stuff in a tube.

also, i have been stealing for a while walking out the door with two shirts and a jean in my hands. i've never been caught before. could it be that i want to see how far along can i go before my luck runs out?

 

[Cry For Love]

to be honest i dont see how its a problem if it doesnt go against your morals. youre obviously enjoying the rush and all, perhaps its just a form of addicting adrenaline-pumping extreme sport

 

[Hughman]

no troll. the thing is i think that stealing gives me stuff that i won't normally buy myself. i am not sure if it gives me pleasure but satisfaction that i obtained something without any usage of my money. this may be that i am just a cheap bastard.

however, when in front of people, i am a nice guy and offer to pay for stuff even when it isn't necessary. the co-workers and friends sees me as a nice guy that won't hurt a fly. the only time i get the urge to steal is when i do it in secrecy. i plan to stop from now but that medication is damn expensive. i don't want to pay $150 to obtain 30 grams of stuff in a tube.

also, i have been stealing for a while walking out the door with two shirts and a jean in my hands. i've never been caught before. could it be that i want to see how far along can i go before my luck runs out?

Seriously, you've recognized you have a problem. Go get it sorted out before you get busted for it.

 

[speakeasy]

People steal for only a couple reasons, either it's out of necessity, like a person stealing food because they are starving, or it's some for psychological reasons like kleptomania. Like any compulsion disorders, there's some sort of Pavlovian reward you get that has been ingrained in your brain where you get a thrill or high from getting away with something taboo. That thrill is probably worth more to you than the value of the item you're lifting. Why else would anyone risk a criminal record for stealing a measly $3 tube of toothpaste? It's ridiculous what you're doing.

I'd say find other things in life that give you a thrill or rush, because it's obvious that that's what you're looking for, and stealing is what is providing it to you. Take up some MMA and fight, that'll give you a rush. Take up some adventure sports or something. Get used to getting your thrills of things that legal.

 

[RFish]

I hope you can stop, but I know you won't until you are caught.

At least you are having the right judgment that what you are doing is wrong. There are some people who goes like "Don't blame me. I manage to succeed is because of their poor-a$$ security in the store and that's the amount they pay to learn their lesson." <- this is a wrong mindset.

If you want advice for the medicine, I hope you can buy it yourself. If not just wear a different clothing, go in, take the things, and get out. Never return to the area or wear the same clothes again. What can they do even if they saw your face? Search through the whole town for you?

 

[ketostix]

to be honest i dont see how its a problem if it doesnt go against your morals.

It's a problem because it goes against other people's morals that it's not right to steal from them and the law. Dur. Besides the OP saids he wants to stop and feels guilty.

 

[EA Gold]

We all are born sinners, we all have a fallen and sinful nature. You want to know where the Road to Hell is... Keep doing what your doing and your well on your way on the broad road to destruction.

And like the bible says if we break God's law at one point we have broken all God's laws.

Even if a person is Spiritual and Religious has never stole and killed a single person in his entire life, with out truly being Right with God through Christ Jesus.

That person has no hope and is lost as an unrepentant person who's killed people and has caused millions to suffer.

 

[taiyuu_otoko]

You have a compulsive behavior. Just like any other compulsive behavior, like smoking or jacking it too much, it's complicated. Best to see somebody and get it worked out before you get busted. You can try to find a free anon group to join or you can pay to see somebody (a counselor or therapist that specializes in obsessive/compulsive disorders) once a week or so. You won't likely be able to think your way out of this on your own.

Try a hypnotists or an NLP practitioner, they can usually take care of things like this, but it may take a few sessions.

You need to get this taken care of before you get busted and fired for stealing. That sh*t will follow you your whole life. You don't need that.

But if your flat broke and don't want to see somebody, you can try EFT. Follow the link in my sig and check the forums there. They'll likely be able to help.

Take care of this before you end up in prison, or worse.

 

[dude04]

i appreciate everyone's advice and hope i can stop. i am 23 years old by the way. it is so tempting to just steal the medication because i work at the pharmacy. there are so many ways i can think of doing it. i.e. putting the medication in my pocket at the blind spots of the cameras, throwing it in the trash bag and recovering it in the backroom when i take out the trash, processing the medication under someone's else insurance and buying it at a cheaper price, pretend i am buying the medication but i don't scan it into the register, taking it from a patient's bag who are using the same medicine as me and pretend it was never there, etc.. there are many other possibilities that i can think of in my head that have its pros and cons. this is why my thinking is distracting my work at my job.

i hope i can stop and think of how much it isn't worth not getting caught. i really appreciate everyone's advice and i mean it.

 

[RFish]

Actually you reminds me of my friend. Back then when I was younger, I had a bunch of buddies who are into stealing. They are so freaking good at it. Then I will always be the one to nag them and tell them not to do.

A few times they brought me around and said they want to buy some things, and after a few minutes of shopping in the petrol kiosk they came out and told me their done and you bet, my reaction was like "Dudes I thought you guys needed to get something?" Then they opened their bag it was filled with things.

So, I would try all sorts of ways to get them to stop which I shall not mention here. The thing is none of it works.

In other people's reply they may suggest you to get professional help. Then again as I read your post I do not think you will spend that amount of money, if you are gonna spend that amount of money you would not be into stealing in the first place.

So anyway my friends got busted one of the days and ever since they stop forever.

I hope in telling you this story you can learn from it and stop it right here and then. It is difficult but do try your best.

 

[Alle_Gory]

i appreciate everyone's advice and hope i can stop. i am 23 years old by the way. it is so tempting to just steal the medication because i work at the pharmacy. there are so many ways i can think of doing it. i.e. putting the medication in my pocket at the blind spots of the cameras, throwing it in the trash bag and recovering it in the backroom when i take out the trash, processing the medication under someone's else insurance and buying it at a cheaper price, pretend i am buying the medication but i don't scan it into the register, taking it from a patient's bag who are using the same medicine as me and pretend it was never there, etc.. there are many other possibilities that i can think of in my head that have its pros and cons. this is why my thinking is distracting my work at my job.

i hope i can stop and think of how much it isn't worth not getting caught. i really appreciate everyone's advice and i mean it.

stealing medication from people. yet you claim to be nice to people?

pathetic.



you want to know how you stop stealing? pay for it.

 

[MikeBrown30]

Why don't you give me your address so I can come to your house and steal your stuff, so you know how it feels. Then you might stop?

 

[Cry For Love]

It's a problem because it goes against other people's morals that it's not right to steal from them and the law. Dur. Besides the OP saids he wants to stop and feels guilty.

fair enough. my point is though, that it might be a case of "afc guilt" like for not giving gifts to girls. sure u feel bad, but if ur true morals deep inside are against it, its pointless to fight it.

 

[STR8UP]

You need to steal from the wrong person. When they break your neck you might think twice next time.

Come take my sh!t. If I catch you I'll be happy to oblige.

 

[amoka]

You need to steal from the wrong person. When they break your neck you might think twice next time.

Come take my sh!t. If I catch you I'll be happy to oblige.

Yeah.. STR8UP owns a store... go to his store to test your skills.

 

[Da Realist]

Sounds so simple it's hard, but just stop stealing. Don't touch anything, keep your hands in your pockets, and just walk away. Either that, or find a way to get hired by a company to teach them how to spot and stop theives so you can make money and not have to steal.

 

[DJDamage]

The more you steal the more likey you are going to get caught and if the fear of getting caught doesn't stop you then maybe a criminal record that would stop you from getting a job in the future (after you get fired from this one) will.