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.

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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.

kleptomaniac              Reply to this Comment

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i know what it feels like when ever i go to a store i have the urge to steal something ive stolen earing makeup clothes ive only got caught once when i was 13 and i didnt steal agin for months but now i am 15 and i havent gotten caught ive gotten better but when i want to stop i cant i do it just to please myself like i have to. i just want so many things so i think by stealing lil things thats gonna satisfy me. but not for long. what am i gonna do!

kleptomaniac              Reply to this Comment

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i know what it feels like when ever i go to a store i have the urge to steal something ive stolen earing makeup clothes ive only got caught once when i was 13 and i didnt steal agin for months but now i am 15 and i havent gotten caught ive gotten better but when i want to stop i cant i do it just to please myself like i have to. i just want so many things so i think by stealing lil things thats gonna satisfy me. but not for long. what am i gonna do!

Yo              Reply to this Comment

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alright so i know what you guys are talking about. i love stealing things, i do it just for the hech of it ya know. its like its a challenge just to see if i can do it and get away with it. ive been doing it for a few years. im 16. i admit ive stolen 1000s of dollars worth of merchandice, and gum.i havent been caught yet and i have kept doing it until i moved with my dad who wouldnt tollerate it. so outa pure respect for my father i have stopped stealing for a little over a month now. i have had constant urges everytime im in a store, but i control myself. ill put it in my pocket, realize what ive done, and put it back. i work a lot on self control with many things. and so far its working... its just called selfcontrol for-real.

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I think im turning into a klepto. I started off by stealing doughnuts from dominicks but now I moved on to clothes from the stores I would go with a bag and go to the dressing rooms and just put them in and walk out. I don't need them cause i have a full wardrobe but its such a thrill, I steal jewelry, posters and anything else that looks cool. I started stealing $5 dollar bills from my dad occasionally. I really wanna stop though before I move on to cars or something. It's getting really bad

God helps those who help themselves              Reply to this Comment

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You said you go to church and it still doesn't help. That is because (in my opinion) God is telling you that you are sick and wants you to get professional help. If you had cancer you wouldn't go to church and hope it gets better by doing that a lone, you'd go to doctors. Although this is NOT the same thing, it is still a sickness! Church CAN help but at the end of the day the ONLY thing that will help is actually getting help from a professional

Klepto              Reply to this Comment

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ok. so i dont really know if im a kelpto or not. but i do know that since I was about 6 (im 16 now). Im not allowed to have snacks in my house, so i steal food and im not even hungry. but i do eat it, i dont throw it away. I constantly steal things from my friends, but i do use it. I steal things from stores and use it. And just last week i stole $50 from my parents and bought clothes, then got caught. I need to know if im a klepto or not. So that if i am i can get help for it asap. thanks, courtney

i think i am a kleptomaniac              Reply to this Comment

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hi, i think im a kleptomaniac. i have a job, but i still steal money from people at work. i had had another job where i have gotten caught on video tape stealing and got into a legal issue over it. luck for me the case got dismissed. i dont know what to do, i have stole money from friends , and my own boyfriend before even my own family, whether is jelewry i can pond for cash, or just cash, i been stealing money from friends and family, and work since i was 15 im now 22. does any one have any advice. thank you.