i go to the mall and return home with bags full of things i didnt pay for. i also end up stealing from my friends and family. how do i stop!??!
2006-12-08 09:54:31 · 8 answers · asked by rachel 1 in Health ➔ Mental Health
Get counseling, plain and simple. They can help you figure out why you do it and identify other ways to deal with your issues.
Same goes for anyone who doesn't want to have any kind of addiction or maladaptive behavior.
2006-12-08 09:57:56 · answer #1 · answered by sarcastro1976 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hmm.. You should have some kind of conscience telling you that what you are doing is wrong. Even if you don't feel bad about stealing from a nameless, faceless entity such as a store, you should at least have some remorse about taking from people who have put their trust in you and expect the same in return.
If you still don't feel remorse about taking from family and friends you probably should take a closer look at yourself and your own definition of what it is to be a friend to someone or to be in a family. Maybe it got screwed up somewhere along the line because of something nasty that someone did to you, but in my opinion, the core of any friendship should be trust that is reciprocated.
2006-12-08 10:12:04 · answer #2 · answered by days_o_work 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My advice would be to go and talk with a shrink. And maybe try a little more "will-power". If you are a true kleptomaniac, will power alone will not be enough. No matter how hard you try, you won't be able to overcome your urges to steal. It really sounds as though you need to make an appoitment with a psychiatrist.(or however you spell it).. Good luck, and hope it helps... :)
2006-12-08 10:00:01 · answer #3 · answered by jeromy1998 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Besides sarcastros answer, WHICH is a FANTASTIC IDEA, if you are serious.
Maybe you need to Consider Prayer.
Talk to God, Listen for Him, allow Him to come into your heart.
It is your choice...Change your self talk, stay away from the malls.
Open up the BIBLE.
Read it.
try:
http://www.blueletterbible.org/index.html
It has every version of the Bible, From the Greek and Hebrew, Original Translation, to King James version...etc, etc.
Ask God to come into your heart, ask Him to help you with this matter.
He will if you really are SINCERE.
Find a good church and keep a prayer in your heart daily.
Oh yeah, one thing about God, He does not always work from 9-5.
Nor does He always work in our time, neither does He do things the way we may do things, sometimes He uses a bunch of things combined to work everything out in the end.
DJH
2006-12-08 10:17:53 · answer #4 · answered by gemseeker 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
fess up to everybody that you steal things from them and thought they wont be able to understand, you really can not help it. thats why you are telling them, say I cant go to the mall by myself and you need to watch me around your things. I am telling you this b/c your my friends and family and i don't want to rip you off but u have a problme with this and i am not sure what to do about it.
2006-12-08 09:58:46 · answer #5 · answered by gaidens_momma 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Since you know that your doing something wrong you should be able to stop your self. But if not, then get a qualified counselor
2006-12-08 10:03:15 · answer #6 · answered by Dale 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well once your in jail you wont have to worry anymore. There are support groups out there for persons who are addicted to shoplifting. Look for groups like shoplifters anonymous
2006-12-08 09:59:22 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
i think you already are a klepto. but don't freak, just go to a therapist and get some help.
2006-12-08 10:11:10 · answer #8 · answered by thunderwear 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋