stealing              Reply to this Comment

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hi my name is june not long agao i had a nephue staying with me he stole money and clothes and he broke things he also took things without asking for them like my husbonds deoderant and his t shirts he had his own clothes could he have a problem. june vitale

klepto              Reply to this Comment

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i think im a klepto...but i dont know. im like an inbetweener. i still things just to steal ,but then i steal things for my purpose. i stole a 40$ hat and i never wear it. i steal necklaces and such and i hate jewlery so i never wear them..but then i steal things that i use, like make up. i have went a month without stealing but then i just had to. i have an urge to go steal something right now. i plan ways to steal somethings but then i steal pens and pencils from the ground and desks, i once too a marker and it was like automatic, i didnt even think about taking it i just took it.....am i a kleptomaniac?

Kleptomaniac              Reply to this Comment

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Hi, Im a 12 year old girl from England and i have been stealing things from the young age of 7. I dont mean to steal or plan it, I usually just steal between £0-£20 from my Mothers purse but then I took it a step further, I stole 3 £8 keyrings from a major department store, Debenhams. I really dont plan to steal and i dont want to but then when i dont steal and something goes missing, i get the blame, I am going to see a theropist in January but i am really scared, I only steal when i feel depressed and when i steal something it makes me feel better, Im just confused, Am I a kleptomaniac? Help!?

stealing              Reply to this Comment

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you are right to be going to therapy. that is the only way you will ever get passed this. it is important that you stay in therapy until you are better or until they have found the underlying problem. i am proud of you for seeking help.

re: stealing              Reply to this Comment

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You better cut out the stealing from stores immediately. Think of the embarrassement if the store detective catches you and you have go to to the police station and your parents find out about it. Think it doesn't happen. I've seen it happen. There are cameras all around these days, stealing is a dangerous pasttime, don't risk your repution, your police record and your future.

klepto!              Reply to this Comment

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i steal pens. Thank you.

I do it too              Reply to this Comment

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I steal a lot. Friends, family, even my husband.... I don't want to do it, I even hate myself afterwards. But then it starts to make me feel better, knowing I controlled something, and I didn't get caught. I want to stop, I even started going to church, but for some reason, I just can't stop/

caught              Reply to this Comment

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Sadly I am one of those people that got caught at the department stores. I am currently in a legal issue over it. I do believe I have a disease but it is so hard to come forward because many dont see it as that. I am terribly embarassed of this fact. It took me 2 weeks to tell my parents and it was one of the hardest things I've ever done. Quit now while you are ahead. I know it is hard and it does take therapy and counseling. Ive researched that even prescribed drugs can be of assistance. Dont risk your future for something you dont need.

KLEPTO              Reply to this Comment

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I've had kleptomania since I my early teen years. I've noticed it always seems worse when I'm stressed out; the stealing seems to relieve some of the anxiety. I find that the Paxil my doctor ordered for my anxiety has helped somewhat, but mostly it is a CONSCIOUS effort (sometimes extremely difficult) not to grab something on impulse. I believe true kleptomaniacs have an impulse control disorder and that more research should be done on medications for this as it is such a HUGE problem for all involved.

me too              Reply to this Comment

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wow. i am exactly the same. steal things i dont care for--just steal it to "quiet the noise" within me that urges me to steal it--then i never use it or wind up throwing it away. but then i also steal things i like to use like perfume or makeup. i use them, then i decide i have to stop, so i throw them away and quit stealing for like a month or two. i wind up thinking i am reformed and i feel better. then, one day, out of the blue, i just HAVE TO do it again. i really hate this habit and i feel bad. i mean, i feel great when i steal (i feel accomplished and satisfied). but, later, i feel bad and have to throw away everything i have ever stolen in my life (shelves of books, purses, pens, pencils, makeup, perfumes, staple removers, picture frames, laundry detergent, clothes, etc.). i sent some of the stuff to goodwill though. help!

klepto              Reply to this Comment

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yo meng i once had klepto....and it was bad. i stole a 9mm and killed twenty ppl with it. no one knows bcuz i am a famous rapper dogg. and then i stole AK47 and killed 40 ppl, but dont worry no one was hurt. its all good meng. i also stole 88 pounds of weed and of cocaine. im OUT.

klepo               Reply to this Comment

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I'm a kleto, i cant go into a store and look at a item and buy it if i know its possible to steal it. I always thought of it as wrong, but ive gotten so comfortable with it...i hardy get that nervous feeling anymore. Throughout the years i've probly stolen thousands of dollars worth from probly a dozen stores in your everyday malls...including american eagle, nordstroms, department stores, hollister...i laugh b/cuz of all the money i think im saving, although i know its morally wrong. All of my friends have gotten caught already, but i still havent. B.c i think im so invinceable puts me vulnerable to get caught....i know i need help but ill be damned to let my family in on my secret. Theyve caught me a couple of times cause i bring home merchandise without the receipts...ive suken down to leaving the bags outside my house until noone is looking.....ugh. help.

klepto              Reply to this Comment

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My son is six years old, I think he might be klepto too. he stole 2 different chains from the family, He steals other peoples clothing,and I found a Wal-mart gift card in his socks. I asked him why did he do it, he says," I can't stop taking other peoples things." Is he klepto?????? Please help, I need more info.