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Show Often kleptomaniacs subconsciously desire to be caught and punished. Many persons who steal do so because they feel unfairly treated. They are communicating through stealing that they want to hurt others as they have been hurt. A kleptomaniac does not necessarily need what he steals. He may even discard the stolen item after he has acquired it, his purpose having been achieved." Mimi snapped her fingers together. "The person who stole your stereo could be envious or jealous of you, and want to hurt you." "That's silly," Kim said. "I don't know of anyone who wants to hurt me." "How about Carol Ann Martin? She's always giving you dirty looks." Carol Ann was certainly mean enough, and she also had the nerve. But she was also on the Student Court. And if she'd wanted the stereo, she wouldn't have bothered to steal it. She would have simply come into Kim's room in broad daylight and told her she felt like listening to her stereo, and taken it. "No, I don't think she's the one. It's got to be Pilar." "But what does Pilar have against you?" "Nothing...nothing at all," said Kim, remembering the afternoon at lunch when she defended Pilar in front of Isabel 100 |