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.
1.) Bro, just get the Mad Moxxi DLC, opens up a lot of space. Unless you already do in which case...you've got a real problem.
2.) Sorta kinda. Mine is more of a "Collect everything of X category I can find". My first character (a Half-Orc Monk) used to take claws, teeth, and other such things from every enemy we fought as a trophy of his victory that he would hang from his necklace of Fireballs.
My current character (a Human Monk) is also a collector. Mostly of scars, unfortunately.
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Unless you're compulsively stealing all that stuff you describe--in-game and IRL--you're not a kleptomaniac, you're a hoarder. I am not a psychiatrist or therapist but I'm pretty sure there are effective therapies and/or medications available if the hoarding is becoming an impediment to living the life you want.
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Let me preface everything I am about to say with this: Do not regard my post as professional advice. I do not feel that I am in a position to give specific clinical suggestions outsides of an established therapeutic relationship. All of that said, I'm a psychologist by day and a gamer by night. I wanted to make a few general comments here.
Jim DiGriz has the right of it. There are approaches available that can help with a myriad of undesired behaviors. The part I appreciate the most in his comment is this: "...if the hoarding is becoming an impediment to living the life you want." I tell everyone I work with that their behavior, whether it be social anxiety, picking behaviors, difficulty with interpersonal relationships, or any of the other range of things that people struggle with, only needs to be changed if it is getting in the way of them having the kind of life they want. Otherwise, its just an idiosyncratic behavior that makes us unique.
If you're not wanting to seek treatment, but still want to push the boundaries of the behavior, consider experimenting with it. Especially in-game. Try letting go of something small. See what comes up for you. See if you can accept the anxiety and still enjoy the game. Then again, if you've got no concerns with the behavior, collect all you want!
You did mention the word kleptomania. This has a very specific meaning: recurrent failure to resist the impulse to steal unneeded objects accompanied by a sense of tension immediately before the theft that is subsequently relieved. If you are experiencing this, it may be worth seeking some help as it can have serious legal ramifications.
This.
As a klepto years ago, you are not one. Definitely hoarder, with a high material/fictional material attachment.
Let it all go.
As for stealing dice, do not do it. I would beat you with a stick.
As a klepto years ago, you are not one. Definitely hoarder, with a high material/fictional material attachment.
Let it all go.
As for stealing dice, do not do it. I would beat you with a stick.
I do not intentionally steal... or take anything... it just happens..
as for the Dice... its very rare.... I usually dump all my Dice out and ask people if any are someone's elses... my friends are nice about it and usually they understand NOT to put anything near me...
...like I said... perhaps I'm Part Kender? Infact just the other day I gave a d20 that was not mine back to a friend... but he doesn't think it was his either... so
I understand the DO not Touch other people's Dice Rule.... but sometimes my dice get mixed up with other people's dice..
(I'm playing a Gnome Druid with Fire Domain and so I summon nature's ally pLus Fireball so I have Dice going everywhere... and this includes a Dice Corral that I bought years ago at a Dundracon... but I like to roll my Summon creatures and Fireballs,ect Dice on the battle mat infront of everyone
Just happens eh? Who did it? Whose hand reached out and snatched something away to keep for themselves? You shouldn't back away from your own actions and "act" as if the fates did it, and not you.
Ha ha, damn spellcasters and all those dice! It sure can be a hassle to roll and count them all.