Been robbed by someone who is drinking lately? How do you handle protecting yourself from the alcoholic who steals. Thieves cannot and must not be tolerated! They must immediately suffer the consequences of their actions. I’m not saying have them arrested, although that is something that should be considered. At the very least, perhaps a police report should be made that someone ripped you off.
People who are bad alcoholics or addicts will take just about anything from anyone to get what their bodies are addicted to. Even if they are your children, spouse, nephew or cousin this won’t stop them. Even brothers and sisters will steal from you when they are in their addictive state.
If the person is living with you or staying in an extra house you own, tell them to move out if they are freeloading and not paying for all of the expenses they agreed to pay. This is a form of stealing from you. When people do not handle their contracts properly and you have to foot the bill, the chances are good that they will never pay you back. Get them out of the situation quickly before things get worse.
Oh, and get yourself to an Al-anon meeting. This is the best place on earth to learn how to set boundaries for people who are battling alcohol.
How to handle this emotionally is an entirely different subject than protecting your physical belongings for someone who is a thief. Oftentimes the person who is battling with the drinking problem is a close relative or even best friend. This can help you answer the question,why do alcoholics alcoholics steal?.
We must learn how to set boundaries and protect ourselves in a loving way toward the alcoholic. This really can be done through attending support group meetings.
Consider these two simple but powerful statements:
Say what you mean but don’t say it mean.
If what you have to say is not kind, necessary or true, keep your mouth shut.
Those are really good things that can help you to protect your emotions when dealing with an alcoholic who steals from you. There are many things that can be learned in relation to how to handle a problem drinker. Tools such as these can help you learn how to experience less guilt when dealing with an alcoholic.
The best thing that you can do is learn how to protect your material possessions and emotions at the same time. Books can help, articles on the Internet have good ideas, but the real help comes through going to support group meetings.
Learning how to handle these situations from people who are dealing with them on a daily basis just like you is done in places like Al-anon.
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