Kleptomania Disorder

 

Someone with kleptomania has a persistent desire to take things that are not valuable or necessary for personal use. The items are accepted even though they are frequently of little worth to the person and are commonly taken away or thrown away after birth. Kleptomania is the persistent inability to control cravings to steal things that are typically of low value and that you don’t truly need. If left untreated, kleptomania, an uncommon but significant mental health illness, can cause great emotional suffering for you and those you cherish.

 

Introduction:

 

People with kleptomania know that stealing is immoral and could result in punishment, but they cannot stop. Since they exhibit restraint, determination, or other attributes, kleptomaniacs fail to rob. Instead, it is a medical disorder where individuals cannot control their desire to steal. People with kleptomania frequently experience guilt, humiliation, or stress due to their theft. Many people try to compensate for this by exchanging goods, donating them to charities, or paying later.

A complex network links the many parts of your brain, making it look like a highly developed computer. Your brain uses these circuits, which are connections, to assist in thought formation and action conversion. Your brain develops a new course whenever you learn anything new. Your cerebral cortex develops a circuit that prevents you from doing what you have learned to avoid. They also assist you in avoiding actions or remarks that you know other individuals would find offensive in social settings.

Kleptomaniacs are aware that shoplifting is wrong and should not be done. They are aware of this, but they still can’t stop themselves. Inhibition doesn’t function well for them. Kleptomania cannot be identified with any form of test. However, doctors could recommend tests to rule out other illnesses. The best person to inform you if they advise doing testing for your particular instance and why is your healthcare practitioner.

 

Causes and Symptoms:

 

It is unknown what causes kleptomania. Theories contend that unbalanced brain impulses bring on the disease. To completely comprehend these potential causes, more study is required.

• The brain’s opioid system: The psychological disorder of addiction to theft is more important than a desire for material or monetary gain. The items you acquire are of little value, and if you wanted to buy them, you might have done so. 
• A variety of feelings: You feel relieved and satisfied after stealing. Sometimes, even though you feel bad or guilty about what you did, you can’t stop the temptation. When you suffer from kleptomania, you prefer to shoplift when you’re by yourself, and it’s an impulsive behavior.
• Addiction issues: Dopamine is a transmitter that makes people feel good that the brain may release in response to theft. The act of stealing induces a pleasurable feeling that compels you to do it repeatedly for emotional or psychological reasons. 
• Difficulties with serotonin: A naturally occurring brain chemical called serotonin aids in controlling moods and emotions. Impulsive behaviors emerge when the brain’s hormone levels are insufficient.
• Family background: Your chance of acquiring kleptomania may rise if you live with someone who is obsessed with things, has kleptomania, or has a substance use problem, such as a parent or sibling.

 

Symptoms and manifestations of kleptomania include:

• Overwhelming desires to take items you don’t need that you are unable to manage
• A higher level of tension, worry, or arousal before the robbery
• Theft for the sake of pleasure, satisfaction, or fulfillment
• Enduring unbearable guilt, regret, embarrassment, or fear of going to jail after stealing

 

Homeopathic Treatment for Kleptomania:

 

Homeopathy has a wide range of potent medications when treating kleptomania, but the choice is patient-specific and considers physical and mental symptoms.

• Sulphur is recommended for people who smoke, wage, gamble, or have a thieving habit. They have little concern for others and are pretty selfish. They act impulsively a lot. Foolish joy and pride come from thinking one owns lovely things. Everything that person likes appears lovely; even rags appear lovely or extraordinarily affluent.
• Another successful treatment for kleptomania and a lack of self-control is staphysagria. They have high levels of physical and emotional sensitivity. Hypochondriacal. A great deal of outrage about what others or oneself have done and sorrow over the results. They are anxious, tense, and easily excited.
• One of the finest treatments for kleptomania, a condition in which the sufferer forgets previous events, is absinthium. Other characteristics of this cure include hallucinations, memory loss, and terrifying visions.
• People with Belladonna traits are easily excited and want to run away or hide. Another quality of Belladonna is her acuteness in all senses. starts to shake in terror as more approach.
• Opium is prescribed for kleptomania, which has a propensity for lying and theft. They are perverted in every sense. An opium user is tense, irritable, and prone to stuttering. fears that follow the initial shock.
• Pulsatilla is best suited for meek, timid, emotional, and moody people. cries readily. longs for the company. They are leery and repulsed by everything—sensitive by nature.
• One of the best treatments for kleptomania with a tendency to steal and tell lies is calerea carb. They get suspicious and elated easily. Calcarea carbohydrate users are depressed and uninterested.
• Another treatment for kleptomania, characterized by a person having a lot of hidden agendas, is Thuja occidentalis. They are overly ecstatic, enraged, or worried about little things. Another characteristic of Thuja occidentalis is mental dullness. They are easily agitated, argumentative, and envious. They hold rigid beliefs.

Once a kleptomaniac recognizes they have a disorder, they must seek professional assistance. The primary therapy for kleptomania is cognitive behavioral therapy. This involves aversion therapy, which creates a diversion whenever someone wants to steal anything. Another technique is systematic desensitization, in which a patient is forced to imagine an imaginary scenario to overcome the temptation to steal. A patient undergoing covert desensitization is moved to imagine the harmful effects of theft, such as being harassed or arrested. A kleptomaniac’s social life becomes exceptionally challenging, and the patient and his family experience great difficulty and harassment.