Kleptomaniacs, pyromaniacs, nymphomaniacs and all the maniacs in the world tonight is your night!.
First, I"d like to apologize for the missing cutlery and the lack of candles stolen by our kleptomaniacs / (slash) pyromaniacs. Tonight's speakers, including me (Klara the Klepto), Pete the Pyro and Ned the Nympho are going to be talking about rare disorders. I wasn't quite sure what to talk about, so I kind of borrowed my subject from the next speaker kleptomania!.
Kleptomania is a serious, yet relatively unknown disorder that is thought to be caused by an imbalance of a certain chemical in the brain, or more simply some sort of personality disorder such as depression! I myself admit to have taken a few little objects once or twice in my lifetime with out permission, and I guess everyone has but what defers kleptomaniacs from people who just enjoy stealing?.
Here are some real signs of Kleptomania:.
* taking objects on impulse, without planning ahead.
* repeatedly taking things that are not valuable or needed for personal use.
*not feeling guilty after stealing and getting some sort of rush before taking an object!.
Looking into this crowd, I see pockets full of useless objects, people looking for "misplaced" items, table clothes on fire and many other unusual occurrences. But I guess that's normal if you take into consideration what this speech is about!.
Most Kleptomaniacs are females in there 30's and a surprisingly large percent of those with kleptomania have some form of an eating disorder! Many people laugh at the thought of a person who just can't stop stealing things as small as carrots at a supermarket to more important yet almost useless things such as somebody else's briefcase.
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