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    May 5, 2008, 07:05 AM
    What are signals to cleptomania
    One of my family members is known to take things, as a teenager, 7-16 yrs. She would take items of clothing. 17 to 19 yrs. She was stealing money & food from her convenience store job. Now she's 21 and moved out & has been moved out for these reasons since 18 yrs. Old She is now back in our lives & things have been disappearing , music cd's , a cookbook that was very important to me (given to me by her grandmother)& a baseball jersey ( given to me by her grandfather ) that also meant a lot to me . I am her stepmother. I just don't know how to handle this. I confronted her 1 time about the jersey & her father confronted her 1 time and she is mad at us because she claims she's tired of hearing about this jersey. I can't help but feel suspicious. I just asked her if she had seen it (as she was one of three other people in our house at the time it went missing) I am trying to understand however it is difficult. My questions are what are the symptoms/signs for me to look for besides the fact that things are missing. We have had her in conseling from the age of eleven to 16 she manipulates & tells people what they want to hear.
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    May 5, 2008, 04:05 PM
    History of being a cleptomaniac +things disappearing + manipulating + denial = cleptomanic
    Sounds like she feels that as long as she denies it you have to buy it or you are the bully for false accusations.

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