Kleptomaniac Brother?

[Rob_Howard]

I know I recently posted something about my brother, but I swear, I think he's a kleptomaniac. I just went through his room trying to find something of mine, and I found a ton of stuff that shouldn't be there:

1 Multi-purpose camping thing (Dad's)
1 mobile miniature power unit (mine)
1 portable DVD player (mom's)
29 assorted books belonging to several different family members
2 pictures (one from my wall, one is my sisters)
3 posters (mine, other two are sisters)
6 different watches (3 mine, 1 mom's, 2 sister's)

..Etc,etc, the list goes on. It really p*sses me off, but at the same time, I don't know what to do about him. When the psychologist asks him about why he does stuff like this, he just replies with "I don't know", but kind of in a way as he really didn't know. He just grabs stuff randomly, and hoards junk up in his room, and when my mum sends me out on a "room check" (She makes me go though his room to confiscate anything he shouldn't be having, sometimes), I usually find quite a few things. I just don't know what to do, and I know it's the school guidance consular's job, or the psychologist's job to figure that sort of stuff out, but I just don't know what to do.

Any advice? (And besides, I need to figure out something for him, because my secret snack stash keeps getting emptied, he's catching on to my stash location pattern)

[Forever A Fighter]

None of us can say what is going on for your brother. I know it is frustrating, but you have to let the psychologist do their job.
How old is he? Maybe you could express your concerns about kleptomania to them in private?

[IAMSAM]

Robert, i think you have to let your folks know what's going on here and let them take care of it. It might also be a good idea for you and them (and maybe the psychologist, too) to come up with a plan to address your brother's impulsiveness. Right now, it doesn't sound as if there is one.

Therapy works not only when the person with the problem is in treatment, finding other ways to deal with stuff and control themselves, but maybe in your case, the whole family, too, to work on a plan to help your brother learn the necessary skills he seems to be lacking.

Until then, it sounds as if he has some pretty major issues, he cannot control himself or show good judgement. Don't take it personally, he's not doing it just to you, or because he doesn't like you or respect you. it's that there's something wrong here, he can't help himself. Hopefully, the doctor can help him. And until then, you and your folks should have a plan to address his behaviors at home.