The Stealing & Shoplifting Days of My Youth | True Stories #4 | ASMR

In this month's episode I share my personal experience, stories, and analysis of how I used to steal and shoplift as a young teen and (young) adult, and how I eventually stopped & outgrew that behavior. Towards the end of the video I delve into thoughts about the mental health, economic, and societal reasons as to why people commit crime, whether it's a misdemeanor or worse.
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[@solidskullz5736]

Wow rift was really strong back then, I didn’t think it was possible to lift and entire shop off of its foundation

[@charliestoke1668]

He can still lift shops, he just doesn’t do it anymore because he’s too busy rifting ephemerals.

[@Bruh-rn6rh]

Hilarious dad joke

[@ulcbroadcasting]

Ephemeral Lift

[@d4f1sheh24]

You don't think he lifts the foundation too? you don't think he can still do it?

[@Stryker_VR]

@@ulcbroadcastingLMAOOO That made me laugh pretty damn hard. Im trying to sleep damnit! 😂

[@bayotic4286]

it's really hard to imagine someone as calm and relaxing as him having an explosive temper 💀

[@thesouvlaki]

Negan type stuff edit: minus the skull cracking part

[@spartan6520]

@@thesouvlaki If Uncle E got rage it'd be pee pee pants city

[@VeinyAngloid]

It's called an act

[@adderon7476]

Here comes the boom

[@Morphick]

Most explosive tempers come from people who hold in their emotions for a long time, appearing calm, but then letting it all out at once. So really, it makes sense.

[@RegularObamahedron]

I'm surprised to hear that you've got an explosive temper, but it's very nice that you're honest about that. Everyone has their own faults and weaknesses

[@modest_crown]

I just started listening to your channel. I love the interaction and almost "communication" you have with us. I suffer from depression, anxiety, PTSD, and April 8th is my 2 year anniversary of being sober. It's tough, I struggle every day. You make me feel like I'm not alone. Thank you.

[@yuugen2199]

Congratulations on your anniversary !

[@neiituneiitu7810]

Congratulations 🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤

[@mr.pothosswag8396]

I'll be pouring one up for you on the eight my brother

[@lostwanderinggaming6888]

Congratulations on your anniversary.

[@matttheman3923]

My 5th anniversary is in December! Congratulations and I know I don’t know you but I’m very proud of you!! Keep it up!

[@raccoonofmotivation20]

Now we can get shoplifting asmr alongside the mall security videos

[@lionheart4422]

I was the exact same around 12-13 I stole from different stores and friends as well so I definitely understand this, and also now would never dream of doing this. Something about that age is just rebellious regardless of upbringing, I did a lot of other things that make me cringe thinking of them now as well. Luckily you aren't defined as a person at that age and still have the chance to grow and learn from your mistakes. It's a good thing because I feel like a lot of us weren't good people at that age💯

[@maksymilians931]

I believe the term you're looking for is "Shoprifting".

[@zoebaggins90]

👏🏻

[@TheEllaDarling]

Saw the title of this and it made me think back to my shoplifting days with my brother. It's wild that was 12 years ago. We used to shoplift little stuff but eventually escalated to where he stole a board game (and got away with it). Then I snitched on him because a board game seemed expensive back then in comparison to a couple candy bars or energy drinks etc. Our dad went back to the shop, paid for the board game, and gave it to my brother for his 18th birthday (it was an "adult" game).

[@CHTHHA]

I, too, have an explosive temper. I've found it really only rears its head when someone is trying to mess with me or disrespect/harm me in some way. 99.9% of the time, I'm super chill and relaxed, and I'll be the nicest person you'll ever meet. But if you try to get on my bad side just for meanness, I instantly go into a white-hot rage, and it's EXTREMELY hard to control myself...

[@MMYpvzh]

I'm not an active commentator, even though I've been watching you for more than three years now... I just want you to know I love you and your content, you're still very underrated in my opinion and I really hope your channel grows soon.

[@Jaksonranger]

It seems like everyone has stories of shoplifting in their youth, it's so strange to me because I never did anything like that, I was a boring goody two shoes kid

[@perfectsilhouette3317]

If it’s a big chain store, it’s the moral thing to do

[@mywaterco0lerromance]

@@perfectsilhouette3317agreed

[@sniels1578]

Not too late to start 😅

[@bassclarinet69]

I got cuffed for a donut and a bottle of diet coke when I was like 14😭

[@FRElHEIT]

I stole a pencil once as a kid. I felt so incredibly guilty afterwards lol.

[@the-witness8811]

It's amazing how much we change with time and direction. Thanks for the video, and I hope your week goes splentastic.

[@AlienDuckie]

Thanks so much for everything you share in these videos, I think we all appreciate that you don't hold back and share some difficult truths. I relate a lot to much of what you put out there. Keeping in theme with this video, I often find myself going back to your "you can only be better than your former self" video from a while back. That's an adage I'll never forget and is something I try to use to support others in my own life.

[@LeoRising0416]

I really love these stories. They help a lot with anxiety. With asmr more focused on the props my mind can drift away in my thoughts too easily. But wachting a series or something is too distracting. And I like the way you thoroughly explain yourself all the time. It's never a boring listen for me. I always look forward to these videos the most.

[@JennaEmbers]

Been counting the days till this episode, so excited to hear your stories!

[@theawsomenesdestroyer]

This channel helped me when my grandma had passed I went through a lot in the last 3 to 4 years but I became better for it I'm working hard now and I'm at peace with her passing knowing she's in a better place

[@Garryswrld499]

I’m an 18 year old teen and I’ve been watching your content all through high school, sooo since I was 12. And I’ve been very excited a few times when I get a notification about a new rift video. But this video I was the most excited!Let’s here about yung rift!

[@Jesus_equals_love]

I’ve been listening to you for about 10 years now. I remember when I first found your channel when you did a video as the plague doctor cutting up a water melon. I would be in debt if I bet weather or not you’ve ever been a temperamental individual. I love your stuff man❤ it’s helped me get through the years more then you know.

[@astroace]

I look forward to these videos! I like watching them at work to keep me relaxed during a stressful time. Thanks so much uncle E have a fantastic day today

[@nathanreimer8328]

Please talk about your anger episodes next week. I ask this because my father had a really bad temper so that’s relatable to me. Thank you for all of your content. You’ve helped me for many years to stay calm.

[@Riggnarok086]

Watching this over again now, it really makes me want the next episode about his possible IED. Having severe depression and anxiety, which have been unhealthily coped using IED in the past, and with things having been really bad recently and those urges coming back, medicine be damned, it helps listening to Uncle E share his stories of his weathered past. Love you, E, and just want to say thank you for all the sleepless nights you've helped with your calming voice and soothing, if cynical, attitude.

[@OGSinisterPotato]

You pose yourself as some sort of ex criminal but honestly you're a saint in comparison to most. Wishing good health and happiness. Thanks for the video :)

[@OGSinisterPotato]

49:47 - Absolutely genius.

[@atheradoesraids]

ER stories are the best, its some of my favourite stuff to listen !

[@zakkthemaniac0329]

That's crazy you would never guess you have a anger problem. Much love, much love also for the videos you put out

[@shade491]

Love this series, keep up the amazing work!

[@jupi_jupi]

Love these. They're my favorite uploads lately

[@teoolson3323]

I would love it if you did a Mr Rogers neighborhood video, I grew up watching those television episodes and it wasn't until I was a teenager that I found out that he had passed away long before I had been watching those, I just saw the documentary about this life and I think he was such a positive role model and a good example of someone who struggled with self-doubt but was still a strong character

[@dylanclark1775]

It’s a crime that you aren’t featured in the ASMR day playlist. You’re the guy that got me into ASMR after all. Happy Easter my friend, we’re all thinking of you :)

[@firesdumb]

shoplifting is a crime too

[@catherinemartin1957]

i really appreciate your content and you as a person uncle E :) thank you

[@lilytheghost7608]

Please do more videos in your “sanctuary “ series.❤❤❤ for those of us with anxiety and ptsd it’s a godsend and it’s been so long since we had a new video .

[@radiationzack1012]

You do not have ptsd doubt

[@mssrbenda]

Finna watch this all

[@cnicoj]

Amazing story of your youth Mr. Rift !

[@victarionmagne3723]

love these podcast style videos.

[@Stu161]

Great video, I loved the part where he said "It's Riftin' time!" and ran out of the store.

[@Stu161]

big 'F is for Family' vibes from these stories too

[@thatoneguy202]

Another hour long episode, nice.

[@inconspicuous4639]

Something that I've done I think twice before Is to walk into a store and grab a drink, open it and drink some as you walk out of the store and the workers never questioned me.

[@awesomeoakwood1068]

I love this series!

[@02asc56]

I must say, the "paid" stickers on items idea is kind of ingenious. There are very few people who would actually think of doing that.

[@fradntknw]

Every time you said “I broke the law” in my head I had Sylvester Stallone from Dredd answering back “YOU BETRAYED THE LAW!” 😂 Great content as usual ER, love this format!

[@sarahcivilization9905]

Love these!!!

[@nightrove]

Good now, my fellow Earth person as we call the rock we were born on and will die on. I hope you're doing splend-tastic.

[@Nico18_]

What an evolution sir! 👏👏👏

[@nonamemcbob5936]

Er really doesn't look like he has been pushed past breaking, he looks strong like Santa Claus, I'm glad you can be so positive overall, it helps me stay positive and keep the child in me

[@zakkthemaniac0329]

Wait a min that's where my BATMAN figure went! Lol

[@lilytheghost7608]

Still remember the good days on mini nova and other early p2p sites. Amazing ❤❤❤. Long live the high seas

[@emilerhard4189]

Love these videos

[@Swup]

im forwarding these confessions over to the arkham sanitarium police department

[@averagejoe8358]

Sure, but when I say to my therapist that I have an IED, he takes it the wrong way somehow. Am I doing something wrong?

[@boosiefade01]

very profound video. thank you.

[@nathanyo9341]

Cool rl story. I think I stole once that I can remember from a little store when I was about 5 I pulled it out in the car and she made me go back in and tell them I stole it

[@adderon7476]

Big Balls, on the album Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap

[@MrTwincam316]

Explosive temper, I can relate to that

[@conehead4133]

rift I don't know where your at with manga/anime (you could be taking a break for all I know) but I highly recommend you check out oshi no ko. First episode is out and there was this one shot that might just be my favorite of the medium (you'll know it when you see it)

[@thequietman9820]

I've stolen when I was a kid, but it was just because me and my brother really wanted a toy or action figures to add more characters to this whole game we played with toys 😂. I had so many fun adventures with those toys

[@FaLaN69]

Thx for sharing.

[@HE13272326]

While i often spent my teenage time with the wrong crowd i never stole anything, because i personally knew the shop owners in my town and didn't want to offend them in any way.

[@9tloc]

I once stole a Lego set at a target once when I was around 7. All I had to was go to the bathroom, open it up, get the pieces and flush the rest away

[@aboomination897]

I can relate a lot.

[@nickolasdc123]

Where is your sweater from?

[@FirstXIasmr]

2:13 i definitely need that temper video 💯

[@EphemeralRift]

Coming out today !

[@FirstXIasmr]

@@EphemeralRift thankyou papa rift

[@itscoji]

we travel through the rift a lot i hope we don’t get a ticket for traveling to fast and have to go to rift court

[@MyCatsHeadBlewUp]

Stole my heart 😒❤

[@tonycichy4762]

I’m high but I thought of a video I’d love to see. Corvus(1) is treating his patient (us) then another Corvus(2) stops time and interrogates us for being in association with Corvus (1) (the wanted evil Corvus) kinda like Rick and morty with Rick C-137, would be cool

[@Virginiareaper]

When rift brought up his explosive temper and IEDs, i got worried for a minute.

[@TreeFrogOnATree]

u were a straight up bad boi lol (i also started fires n stuff & stole a friend's toy tho)

[@thatrocketleaguepro5000]

Rift have you ever considered a podcast?

[@jessicabackhouse4021]

Please can u do more nature walk videos 🙏😆💕

[@JenyaIsJustChilling]

Is using torrents considered shoplifting? Or is it ctrl+c ctrl+v?

[@adderon7476]

Up Up Down Down you're in naughty town

[@buttertoto378]

I didn’t read the title properly so I thought the title was “stealing and shoplifting day’s of youth” and I’m honestly curious what he’d do with that as a video concept

[@Tarking434]

Collab again with Lloyd’s asmr again pleaseeeee

[@Tr4shypuppy]

I'm 16 now and I shoplift all the time I hate it I wish I could stop iv almost been arested 3 times and I live constantly paranoid I want to stop I try I tell my friends to stop me but they tell me no and I just do it anyway it upsets and hurts the people closest to me I just dont know how to change my best friend is extremely addicted to shoplifting you could say and I can't just stop because it's something we also did together but yeah that's my story I guess. this video is amazing already

[@Martin-ux8du]

I hope you can stop soon I shoplifted about 10 times in total and never got caught its still tempting to do it but the risk is too big so I haven't done it in 5 months and don't plan to either

[@leejohnson9314]

hey, not trying to diagnose or anything from a youtube comment, but that sounds a bit like kleptomania. looking into that might help you stop, especially if you really want to

[@nathanwakeman3138]

Hi I'm a cop...

[@Tr4shypuppy]

@@leejohnson9314 I have a bit I think it may be a possibility it's just really hard to reach out and get help because nobody seems to understand I don't even understand why I do it but ye I think I might have a case of kleptomania

[@Ah__ah__ah__ah.]

What do u shoplift?

[@wrestler1382]

Can you talk about dealing with breakups in your 20s? I am 24 dealing with my first “big one” and it’s tough it would be great to hear others advice

[@dashsmash2665]

My condolences bro, stay strong! There's enough fish in the sea

[@radiationzack1012]

I don’t think rift has much experience nice pretty sure he met his wife very early on

[@iambrynjolfslass]

I stole a few things in my youth. Now I stick to stealing everything in Skyrim.

[@uselessusername879]

I shoplifted an entire isle worth of chips and never got caught, I'm not proud of it.

[@lebron_meatrider]

i used to steal food and still do sometimes but my mom doesnt have food

[@mac8869]

Just wanna say as a 50-year old you look really good.

[@Genericdudeofcourse]

More stories of the youth

[@MendicantBias124]

I had a habit of stealing weed when I was in HS. I'm glad I'm not so crazy anymore. hehe

[@StolenAlias]

Is it bad to steal from large greedy businesses?

[@sniels1578]

No

[@danielschnitzer7044]

No

[@basintwo]

i encourage it

[@spicysnowman8886]

It can hurt the employees and location owners too, not just the corporation.

[@saddlepiggy]

If it happens enough, the business/location will close like CVS did in LA. Then you’ve fucked over everyone in the area.

[@krackit3811]

you should do a beer review, its been like 10 years

[@tdg388_8]

The recurring theme in these stories is that our man only hung out with each of these kids two or three times. They all learned their lesson about what happens when you hang out with young ER lol people flashing wieners, shoplifting, fires, you name it

[@joshuaramsay4666]

Thug rift

[@SomeAsianArt]

What if I told you Uncle E had that Dog in em? But jokes listened to whole video and damn couldn't imagine some of that but I think i agree where when we were kids we were curious about the outcome of some situations

[@adderon7476]

The wonders of industrial sabotage

[@ZagoraZz]

thanks man i really needed this video

[@thelordoftheweebs9501]

As a kid, I was obsessed with pokemon, and the most I could have was pokemon cards. So, I would always try and steal them from anywhere. Even though back then, it was only $1

[@adderon7476]

Catch 'em. All.

[@infinityelemental8258]

Take care too Rift

[@furretthefuzzynoodle3896]

The worst shoplifting I’ve done is I have some random book that I took from the Hilton.

[@adderon7476]

Sacrilegious

[@kip3592]

I have an insaine explosive temper aswell so don’t worry partner 😂 I also used to steal and shoplift but I never will again I made a promise to myself

[@reinstate317]

❤

[@dartagnan553]

I wonder what Rift thinks of Stoicism

[@benjaminfritz1071]

I’m a security guard 😅 this is very useful information

[@benjaminfritz1071]

ER mentions he used to switch price tags. It’s very common 😅

[@ZethDee]

Hey Uncle E, I know this is off-topic, but I just had a question: Is the NWO lore based on a WWE reference? Highly doubt it is, but I just had to ask

[@henryRhuff]

uncle rift you should make another joker role play

[@spec5385]

Day 65 of asking ER to make a video where he tells inanimate objects just how truly he appreciates them.

[@raimbow9918]

Where’s the cup!!??

[@adderon7476]

Two girls got it

[@Guest02418]

Can you do a dating one next ephemeral

[@RandomEphemeral]

hey mr ER man i have an idea for asmr to give you its a roleplay in which you are batmans parents and its a 2 hour video of you lying on the ground no sound just you there

[@onlychino]

Everytime I watch ER I swear his beard gets longer

[@adderon7476]

Watch his beard moves

[@DenWell-SeedsOfChaos]

I started with candy... Then makeup... And finally The Big Time: jewellery. I was going to be a Master Thief. It was the damn Woolworth's jewels that betrayed me, I got greedy and stole not just one Set of 5 Earrings for $7.99 but two Sets of 5 Earrings for $7.99 (It was buy one get one free but that offer didn't apply to stealing.) The security chased me through the mall, I thought I lost his rather hefty butt but he found me in the bathroom of Square-Pan Pizza hiding like a scared rat. I got busted my dad was furious, the whole ordeal was humiliating. Regretfully, I had to retire from being The World's Greatest Jewel Thief at 15 years old.

[@EphemeralRift]

Woolworth’s lol now that’s a name I haven’t heard of in forever

[@Crayonmuncher2262]

Cool