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Topic 1: Why Do People Shoplift?
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Step 1 of 2: Ten Reasons People Shoplift
1 | Grief and loss, to fill the void | |
2 | Anger/feeling life is unfair, to get back/make life right | |
3 | Depression, to get a lift | |
4 | Anxiety, to comfort | |
5 | Acceptance/competition, to fit in | |
6 | Power/control, to counteract feeling lost/powerless | |
8 | Shame/low self-esteem, to distract, be good at something | |
9 | Entitlement/reward, to compensate for suffering and/or over-giving | |
10 | Rebellion/initiation, to break into own identity |
*Each of these reasons are touched upon in the various stories recounted in Part One of Terrence’s book Something for Nothing: Shoplifting Addiction and Recovery (2003) and are elaborated in it.