So I've come to the conclusion that I have Kleptomania (also I bite my nails constantly and sometimes have obsessive compulsive disorders like minor hoarding although nothing too extreme like in the TV shows).
My friends and family have told me for years but I've always disregarded the statements.
Before Pathfinder and DnD I used to play old school RPGs computer games like Ultima, Dragon Warrior (Dragon Quest), Final Fantasy,ect.
In those games I would accumulate a lot of items and special magic items and I would try to save them. In Final Fantasy III I believe you can save 100s of items in some Fat Chocobo in the back of an airship.
In Borderlands 1 game, I have 30 mules(extra characters made just for storing items) full of weapons and items for that game.
I almost never sell any item in video games or in real life. I still own the first TV I ever bought by myself in 1992. I have a house with 3 rooms and one room has about 70 boxes full of stuff plus 5 old TVs and old console games (Atari 2600 all the way to current Gen games)
When I first played Dungeons and Dragons (2nd edition) back in 1995 I would die because I would not use Cure Potions (saving it for a rainy day?).
Its almost like I can't help myself... I'm part Dragon and I need to collect as much crap as possible... in real life, in video games, and in Dungeons and Dragons.. and until recently.. Pathfinder.
My current character is a Gnome Druid with a 10 Strength, so at the low levels I would secretly put most of my gear inside the backpack of our Fighter Dwarf (who did not mind much)... Almost all my previous characters I have ever played always had a high Strength, just to carry rations, 100 feet of rope, pitons, sleeping bag, ect
But my DM forced me to watch my encumbrance... so much that I had to stop carrying rope, cut back on the rations, no bedrool,ect. It was REALLY hard and I did not realize that basically I was metagaming all those years with different characters and races, yet they all had the same equipment each time in their backpacks,ect.
Now I'm 10 level Druid, and I have Handy Haversack, and I took scribe scroll, and the DM is noticing I'm hoarding scrolls, gems, ect. He is cool enough to let it slide, since I did hint that my character loves gems (Gnomes usually do), but he is contantly checking my character sheet for encumbrance, which I do not mind.
But it made me wonder if other people have had similar experiences?
FYI My old buddies used to call me a Kender before I knew what the term was.. .they handed me some Dragon Lance books and I read them. Sometimes I do unknowingly take people's Dice and Pens and one time a character sheet. Luckily they are mature enough not to beat me with a stick like they would a real life Kender.