Kleptomania is a psychological disorder expressed in the constant desire to appropriate something belonging to another person, in other words, to steal. Moreover, the object of the theft most often has no material value, but sometimes it is not possible to overcome the desire to put the item you like in your pocket.
It may sound strange, almost unbelievable, but most often kleptomania develops in people living in prosperity and well-being, and mainly in women. There are several reasons for this and they "grow", as is usually the case in clinical psychology, from childhood. Children, like magpies, have a tendency to explore things that are unfamiliar and attractive to them, but sometimes, flirting, they forget to put them in place or return to the owner. Over time, if you do not make comments, such forgetfulness can become a habit or, remaining unpunished, the child will begin to take something without asking, already deliberately. Over time, it turns into a kind of entertainment, which is difficult to give up even with age. Also, most toddlers, especially girls, love to draw attention to themselves. If parents do not give attention, it means that something needs to be done to get it artificially, even if it is a reprimand or punishment. This is often the case in wealthy families, where, due to work that brings money, adults do not have time for the psychological problems of their offspring. It also happens in another way: the family is not very well off, and the child collects everything that is bad for a rainy day. In adulthood, a person has a good income, and the children's habit of stocking up on everything remains. Be that as it may, the instinct of the kleptomaniac prevails over the voice of reason and is expressed in the form of an obsession. Unfortunately, although kleptomania is called a disease, it has no medication methods of treatment, and psychotherapists have a hard time dealing with it. Long-term therapy helps only partially and on condition that the person himself sincerely wants to get rid of his addiction. The only type of this disorder that can be completely cured is the so-called "habitual kleptomania", when the patient steals not consciously, but as if out of habit.
