Psychological dictionaries define kleptomania as failure to resist impulses to steal items that are not needed or sought for personal use or monetary value. It is not the same as shoplifting or a calculated theft. Items stolen by Kleptomaniacs are usually random and of low value, so they are stolen with no purpose of any personal gain. People with this disorder usually steal because of experience of tension before the theft and relief after it. Some lift of adrenaline, heart beating and feeling of being daring and dangerous can be the reasons of doing this too. It is never expression of revenge or anger. Just desire to feel some high experience.
Kleptomania is more common in females than in males. People with kleptomania often have some kind of mood disorder such as depression and anxiety. There are some evidences that the disorder can be caused by some abnormalities in the brain chemical serotonin.
Kleptomanias’ treating methods include cognitive behavioral therapy and even some medications like SSRI group, opioid antagonists and naltrexone that really showed effectiveness in dealing with this problem.
"Stealing let me feel like I was scoring points against the big, bad city" says a young girl who moved to London and felt unwarranted there. These words let's us understand more about the true motives of Kleptomania, and it seems that for some people with this disorder it is like some kind of game with their fortune where real emotions of adrenalin and relief are involved.
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