Kleptomania

Kleptomania

Is kleptomania a misunderstood emotion?

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41 mins

Discover how kleptomania differs from ordinary stealing, driven by uncontrollable urges rather than intent or gain. Explore the hidden struggles, stigma, and underdiagnosis that leave many sufferers caught between being seen as perpetrators and victims.

Ep 1:

Inside the Invisible Prison

Step inside the compulsive world of kleptomania, where guilt, secrecy, and fleeting relief trap sufferers in a cycle they desperately fight to control.

Ep 2:

The Human Faces Behind the Theft

Meet composite portraits of real sufferers and confront the myths media has spread, revealing kleptomania's tangled duality as both crime and mental illness.

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Discussions (15)

Tammy

Level 10 · 9 mo ago

Sounds like plain theft.

Erik

Level 10 · 8 mo ago

I thought my addiction to buying broken cars was bad but at least I pay for the rust buckets lmao

Maxim

Level 4 · 9 mo ago

I always thought grabbing extra pens at work was just part of the compensation package. Better return that stapler before I catch a charge.

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