Recently, theft has become a kind of hobby for the rich. Theft in boutiques, supermarkets and other stores is fun and extreme entertainment for successful businessmen, Hollywood celebrities and other far from poor people.
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The obsessive and impulsive desire to commit theft in the absence of a selfish purpose is called kleptomania. This term comes from the Greek word klepto, which translates as "steal." At the same time, a thing that has become a thief’s trophy may not have any particular value - the fact of theft itself gives him satisfaction.
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Kleptomaniacs steal a wide variety of items - from expensive fur coats to glasses, forks and signature pens. Sometimes thieves carry things that no one needs, such as street signs, sugar on airplanes, construction helmets, toilet paper in public toilets. Surprisingly, among kleptomaniacs, it is quite possible to find respectable businessmen who steal chewing gums or some other trifle in stores.
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The main difference between a kleptomaniac and a thief is its motive. The first attracts to theft, he enjoys the process of theft, and the second - the thirst for profit. Kleptomaniacs act impulsively, spontaneously, without observing safety precautions and preliminary plans, always without accomplices and alone.
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If a kleptomaniac is caught, he usually feels remorse or embarrassment. He perfectly understands that stealing is not good, but he is not able to independently get rid of his craving to drag someone else's. Kleptomaniacs often suffer painfully from their passion and sometimes try to overcome their desire to steal something, but they do not always succeed. Indeed, from their petty thefts, they feel a drive and an adrenaline rush, as, for example, after a parachute jump. After the theft, kleptomaniaans often try to get rid of the stolen thing.
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Unfortunately, kleptomania is such a rare disease that doctors have not yet decided completely whether it is treatable or not. From this disease, as well as from greed, tablets do not exist. Long-term psychotherapy gives a good effect, but it only works if the person’s great desire is to get rid of his passion for someone else’s.
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Kleptomania is somewhat similar to gambling addiction. A person receives special pleasure from tickling nerves, risk, a kind of game in which he is attracted by the feeling that he was not seized. There is an extreme form of violation of the instinct of self-preservation - the so-called suicidomania. In lighter versions, it is known as the pursuit of pleasure, which is associated with a risk to life. This distinguishes rockers, stuntmen, fans of a variety of extreme sports. A man tries to balance between life and death, getting a kind of buzz from it. Kleptomania is about the same, but in this case, the degree of risk is much less. If a motorcyclist has a direct threat to life, a kleptomaniac has only an indirect one: it is a threat to social freedom.
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Why is the obsessive passion for theft increasingly observed among the rich? It is possible that this may come from an oversupply of money, when a wealthy person can afford any whim, but this does not bring him the expected satisfaction. So he cheers himself up in such an extravagant way.