I Have To Warn Everyone About My Thieving Son 🥺💔 Reddit Stories

[Mio_min-mi]

You should change to another therapist because ur kid isnt improving and your son can just invite ppl over to your house, then he has nothing to steal that isnt yours or his

[sarahabaht]

Change therapist, he’s not improving. Sometimes these “professionals” just want their clients coming back indefinitely

[melissaharris]

Kleptonania is an inpluse control disorder and is commonly co-morbid with other types of impluse disorders. It's nero - chemically similer to other addictive disorders.
If the OPs teen son isn't progressing with his current therapy, he might need a different treatment approach.
It might be time for an inpatient mental health option.
He's 14 now, the window to curb the behavior before he faces adult legal consequences is rapidly closing. He's already experiencing the social consequences. It's time to step up treatment.

[theronstar]

Maybe the OP could find a counselor who specializes in kleptomania, and try to find a way to manage it so it wouldn't effect the son's relationship with family and friends.

[jasonqualls]

I feel bad for the kid but honestly ur doing the right thing. Its unfortunate the kids parents told their son

[tiptopflipflop]

It's like telling those parents he has a food allergy of some sort. You have to take precautions. Dude is just gonna struggle.

[thatguyluke]

Unfortunately it's one of those lose/lose situations

[Marposa]

I'm a diagnosed kleptomaniac and it sucks, I hate it. But therapy does help a lot so if he is not getting better, find a new therapist

[AngeliqueHope]

Dude what a rough situation. Any kind of obsessive compulsive disorder is tough but some are worse than others and have farther reaching consequences. I hope that he can learn to cope and control his compulsions soon. Sad

[willkavanaugh]

This is a disorder that will wind him up in prison or dead. Change therapists or take matters into your own hands. His life depends on it.

[DuskDragon]

Therapists are like shoes. Just because you’ve had the same one for so long, doesn’t mean it’s the best fit, it’s often best to shop around and try on different ones before choosing one, and even then, it can be the best option to move on to a new one when and if that one begins to show no improvement.

[claytonthomas]

The OP's son can get upset with his mom about his inability to have friends but he needs to understand that his kleptomaniac ways is keeping him from having any friends in the long run and unfortunately he has to take that reality seriously and get therapy and counseling to find ways to control his urge to steal before it gets too late period.

[Meredythe]

Worse case scenario is he winds up incarcerated one day if a better therapist isn't found.

[HoneyBGNF]

If he isn't making some form of progress, the therapist isn't a good fit for him. This may require medication to lessen the urges to take things while he is in therapy and, depending on where you live, you may need a physician or psychiatrist for that. This is a quality of life issue and peer rejection and bullying at this stage of life can heavily impact his mental health in adulthood. Additional measures, even in the short term, may be necessary at this time.

[blaqueheartart]

I'm 17 and struggle with kleptomania due to my BPD and trauma growing up without much money. As someone in your sons position, as much as it may suck, have people come over to your house instead of having your son go to others houses. Have an open conversation with him and apologize for making him upset and discuss things he'd prefer you do. Also since he's been in therapy for so long but still struggles with kleptomania so badly bring up his kleptomania with a psychiatrist on top of a therapist

[TEO.]

OP needs to find a new treatment plan because that kid is Swiftly running out of time

If hes 14 already that means they have less than 4 years to do *something* before that kid starts rolling the dice on a jail sentence every time he leaves the house

[Musical_Costumer]

Try getting a therapist who's built for neurological disorders similar to these, even one for autism will help him improve.

[amerlin]

Just as it was appropriate to inform the parents, the kids all deserve the heads up to protect their possessions. Tell the son in no uncertain terms that having no friends is the consequence of the stealing; maybe that will encourage him to take control of himself.

[Levithos]

"You're ruining my life by telling everyone I'm a thief."

Well, we would also warn the sheep if we notice a wolf.

[Lukie-Pookie]

One of my biggest fears is raising a bad child and it being out of my control. Like doing everything right but you still end up being wrong