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I-Kleptomania yisimo sengqondo lapho uzizwa khona unesifiso esinamandla sokuphanga izinto ongeziniki noma ongazidingi. Lokhu akuwona umsebenzi wokuthatha into ngoba awunakuyikhokhela noma ngoba uthukuthele. Kunalokho, luyisifo sengqondo langempela oluveza izifiso ezinamandla onzima ukuzilawula.
Abantu abane-kleptomania bavame ukuzizwa behluleka kakhulu ngokuziphatha kwabo futhi badida ngezenzo zabo. Lesimo siqeda abantu abangaphansi kuka-1% wabantu, kodwa singabangela ukukhathazeka okukhulu nezingqinamba ekuphileni kwakho komuntu siqu nakwezezimali.
Isimpawu esiyinhloko yisifiso esingenakwenqatshelwa sokuphanga izinto ezingenamali eningi noma ezingabalulekile kuwe. Ungase uzithole uthatha izinto ezincane njengamaswidi, ipeni, noma izinto ezincane ezitolo, ngisho noma unemali yokuzikhokhela.
Ngaphambi kokuba uphange, uzohlangana noxinzelelo olukhulu nokukhathazeka okuzwakala kungekho ukulula. Lokhu kuqina kuyaqhubeka kuze kube yilapho indlela kuphela yokuthola impumuzo kubonakala sengathi ukuthatha into. Ukuphanga kwenza ukunciphisa leli zinzwa elikhulu.
Ngemva kokupanga, ungase uzwe impumuzo emfushane noma ukwaneliseka, kodwa lokhu kuguquka masinyane kube yicala, ihlazo, nokwesaba ukutholakala. Abantu abaningi abane-kleptomania bachaza ukuzizwa bedelela ngokwabo ngemva kwalokho.
Nazi izimpawu eziyinhloko ezihlukanisa i-kleptomania kwezinye izizathu zokupanga:
Lokhu kuziphatha kuvame ukuvela ngokungalindelekile kunokuba kuhlelwe ngokucophelela. Ungase ungene esitolo ungenalo icebo lokupanga lutho, kodwa bese uzwa isifiso esiqhubekayo sokuthatha into.
Imbangela eqondile ye-kleptomania ayiqondakali ngokuphelele, kodwa abacwaningi bakholelwa ukuthi ihilela ukuxubana kwe-kemistri yengqondo, i-genetics, nezici zengqondo. Isistimu yakho yokuvuza ingqondo ingase ingasebenzi ngokujwayelekile, okwenza kube nzima ukumelana nezifiso.
Ezinye izifundo ziqondisa ukuthi i-kleptomania ingase ibe nobudlelwano nokungalingani kwezinto ze-kemikali ezingqondweni njenge-serotonin, esiza ukulawula isimo sengqondo nezifiso. Amazinga aphansi e-serotonin ahlanganiswe nezinye izifo zokulawula izifiso nokucindezeleka.
Umbukiso womndeni ubonakala udlala indima, njengoba i-kleptomania ngezinye izikhathi igijima emindenini. Uma unezihlobo ezine-addiction, i-obsessive-compulsive disorder, noma ezinye izinkinga zokulawula izifiso, ungase ube nobungozi obukhulu bokuthuthukisa i-kleptomania.
Imicimbi yokuphila enxinzelelako ngezinye izikhathi ingaqala ukuziphatha kwe-kleptomaniac. Izinguquko ezinkulu, ukulimala, noma ukucindezeleka okuqhubekayo kungakwenza ube sengozini enkulu yokuthuthukisa izinkinga zokulawula izifiso.
Ukulimala kwengqondo, ikakhulukazi lokho okuthinta indawo ye-frontal lobe elawula izifiso nokwenza izinqumo, kuye kwahlotshaniswa ne-kleptomania kwezinye izimo. Noma kunjalo, lokhu akukhoqile.
Kufanele ufuna usizo lochwepheshe uma uhlangana nezifiso ezingenakulawulwa zokupanga, ikakhulukazi uma kubangela izinkinga ekuphileni kwakho. Abantu abaningi balinda kuze kube yilapho beboshwa noma bebhekene nemiphumela yomthetho, kodwa ukuthola usizo ngokushesha kungavimbela le miphumela.
Cabanga ngokuxhumana nochwepheshe wezempilo yengqondo uma uqaphela ukuthi ukupanga sekuyisimo ekuphileni kwakho, ngisho noma awukaze ubanjwa. Ihlazo nokumfihla i-kleptomania kungenza kube nzima ukucela usizo, kodwa ukwelashwa kukhona futhi kunomphumela.
Uma izifiso zakho zokupanga ziyaqina noma ziqala kaningi, ungalindi ukufuna ukwesekwa. Ukungenelela kwangaphambili kungakusiza ukuthuthukisa amasu okubhekana nawo ngaphambi kokuba kuziphatha kuqine noma kubangele izinkinga ezinkulu.
Kufanele futhi ucabange ukuthola usizo uma i-kleptomania ithonya ubuhlobo bakho, umsebenzi, noma ikhwalithi yempilo yakho iyonke. Uxinzelelo lokufihla lokuziphatha nokuphila ngokukhathazeka okuqhubekayo ngokutholakala kungaba nomthelela omkhulu empilweni yakho yengqondo.
Izici eziningi zingakwenza ube sengozini enkulu yokuthuthukisa i-kleptomania, yize ukuba nalezi zici ezingozi akusho ukuthi uzokuthuthukisa ngokuqinisekile lesimo. Ukuziqonda kungakusiza uqaphele lapho ungase ube sengozini enkulu.
Ukuba owesifazane kubonakala kukhulisa ingozi yakho, njengoba cishe izigamu ezimbili kwezintathu zabantu abaxilongwe nge-kleptomania bangabesifazane. Lesimo ngokuvamile liqala ebusheni noma ekuqaleni kokukhula, yize lingaqala kunoma yimuphi ubudala.
Ukuba nezinye izimo zempilo yengqondo kukhulisa kakhulu ingozi yakho. Lezi zimo ezivame ukubambisana zihlanganisa:
Umbukiso womndeni wezimo zempilo yengqondo, ikakhulukazi ukulutha noma izinkinga zokulawula izifiso, kungase kukhulisa ubuthakathaka bakho. Lokhu kuqondisa ukuthi kungase kube nezici ze-genetic ezinikezela e-kleptomania.
Ukulimala kwekhanda noma ukulimala kwengqondo, ikakhulukazi okubandakanya i-frontal lobe, ngezinye izikhathi kungabangela izinguquko ekulawuleni izifiso. Nakuba lokhu kungesona isizathu esivamile, kufanele kuqaphele uma uhlangane nokulimala okukhulu kwekhanda.
I-Kleptomania ingabangela imiphumela emibi eqhubeka ngaphezu kwenzo yokupanga ngokwayo. Ingozi ebaluleke kakhulu yinkinga yomthetho, kufaka phakathi ukuboshwa, amacala obugwala, nokuboshwa okungenzeka, ngisho nokupanga izinto ezingabizi.
Ubuhlobo bakho ngokuvamile buhlupheka kakhulu uma i-kleptomania ingelashwa. Amalungu omndeni nabangane bangase bazizwe bekhanywe, bedida, noma bethukuthele uma bethola ukuziphatha kwakho. Ukufihla okudingekayo ukufihla ukupanga kungadala ibanga nokungaqondi ebuhlotsheni bakho obuseduze.
Imiphumela yomsebenzi ingaba nzima futhi ihlale isikhathi eside. Ungase ubhekane nokulahlekelwa umsebenzi, ubunzima bokuthola umsebenzi omusha, noma ukulimala edumeleni lakho lomsebenzi. Imisebenzi eminingi idinga ukuhlolwa kwangemuva, futhi amacala okweba angasusa amathuba emisebenzi.
Ukulimala komzwelo kwe-kleptomania ngokuvamile kuhlanganisa:
Izinkinga zezimali zingathuthukiswa ngemali yomthetho, izinhlawulo, namacala omthetho. Abanye abantu futhi bathuthukisa ukulutha ukuthenga kanye ne-kleptomania, okuholela ezikweletini nasekungazinzi kwezimali.
Kwezinye izimo ezingavamile, i-kleptomania ingakhuphuka ibe yizenzo zobugwala ezinkulu noma iholele ezimweni ezingozi uma uphanga umuntu ongalungile noma indawo. Ukuthola ukwelashwa kwangaphambili kusiza ukuvimbela le miphumela emibi.
Ukuxilonga i-kleptomania kudinga ukuhlolwa okuphelele nguchwepheshe wezempilo yengqondo, ngokuvamile udokotela wezengqondo noma i-psychologist. Ayikho i-blood test noma i-brain scan engakwazi ukuxilonga lesimo, ngakho inqubo ithembela ezingxoxweni ezinemininingwane ngemicabango yakho, imizwa, nokuziphatha kwakho.
Udokotela wakho uzokubuza ngokuziphatha kwakho kokupanga, kufaka phakathi ukuthi kwaqala nini, ukuthi kwenzeka kaningi kangakanani, nokuthi yini eyaqalisa izifiso. Bazofuna ukuqonda isipiliyoni somzwelo onaso ngaphambi, ngesikhathi, nangemva kokupanga.
Inqubo yokuxilonga ihilela ukukhipha ezinye izizathu zokupanga. Udokotela wakho uzohlola ukuthi uphanga yini ngenxa yesidingo sezimali, intukuthelo, ukucindezela kwabantu, noma njengengxenye yesimo esinye sempilo yengqondo njenge-conduct disorder noma i-antisocial personality disorder.
Ukuhlangabezana nemithetho ye-kleptomania, ukuziphatha kwakho kufanele kuhambisane nemithetho ethile:
Udokotela wakho uzohlola futhi ezinye izimo zempilo yengqondo ezivame ukwenzeka kanye ne-kleptomania. Lokhu kuhlolwa okuphelele kusiza ukwenza uhlelo lokwelashwa oluphumelelayo olufanele isimo sakho esithile.
Ukwelashwa kwe-kleptomania ngokuvamile kuhlanganisa i-psychotherapy kanye ne-medication, futhi izindaba ezinhle ukuthi abantu abaningi babona ukuthuthuka okukhulu ngokunakekelwa okufanele. Umgomo awukona nje ukuyeka ukupanga, kodwa ukukusiza uqonde futhi ulawule izifiso eziyinhloko.
I-Cognitive behavioral therapy ngokuvamile iyindlela yokuqala yokwelashwa. Lo mbono wokwelashwa ukusiza uqonde imicabango nemizwa eqalisa izifiso zokupanga futhi ukufundisa izindlela ezinempilo zokubhekana nalezi zifiso.
Uchwepheshe wakho angase asebenzise amasu athile njenge-covert sensitization, lapho ufunda ukuhlanganisa ukupanga nemiphumela emibi, noma i-systematic desensitization ukunciphisa ukukhathazeka kwakho ngezifiso zokupanga.
Imithi ingase ibe usizo, ikakhulukazi uma unezinye izimo ezihambisanayo njengokucindezeleka noma ukukhathazeka. Udokotela wakho angase anikeze:
I-Group therapy inganikeza ukwesekwa okuyigugu futhi ikusize uqonde ukuthi awuwedwa ekubhekaneni nalesi simo. Ukulalela kwabanye abaqonda isipiliyoni sakho kunganciphisa ihlazo futhi kunikeze amasu okubhekana nawo.
Ukwelashwa ngokuvamile kuthatha isikhathi, futhi ukwehluleka kuyinto evamile. Iqembu lakho lempilo yengqondo lizosisebenza nawe ukulungisa uhlelo lwakho lokwelashwa njengoba kudingeka futhi linikeze ukwesekwa okuqhubekayo kulo lonke uhambo lwakho lokuphulukisa.
Nakuba ukwelashwa kochwepheshe kubalulekile, kunezindlela ongazisebenzisa ekhaya ukuze usize ulawule izifiso zakho futhi usekele ukuphulukisa kwakho. Lezi zindlela zisebenza kangcono uma zihlanganiswe nokwelashwa nokukhathalelwa kwezokwelapha, hhayi njengokushintsha usizo lochwepheshe.
Ukufunda ukuqaphela izinto ezibangela ukukhathazeka kubalulekile ekulawuleni i-kleptomania. Gcina idayari ubhale lapho uzwa khona izifiso zokupanga, lokho obekucinga ngakho, nokuthi kwakwenzekani ekuphileni kwakho ngaleso sikhathi.
Uma uzwa isifiso sokupanga siyakhuphuka, zama lezi zindlela zokubhekana nazo ngokushesha:
Gwema izimo ezingozi uma kungenzeka, ikakhulukazi phakathi nezinkathi ezinxinzelelako. Lokhu kungase kusho ukuthenga ku-inthanethi esikhundleni sezitolo, ukuletha umngani omethembayo uma udinga ukuthenga, noma ukugwema izitolo ezithile ezibangela izifiso zakho.
Ukwakha isisekelo esinamandla sokusekela kubaluleke kakhulu. Cabanga ngokujoyina iqembu lokusekela labantu abanezifo zokulawula izifiso noma ukukhuluma nabangane nomndeni omethembayo abangakunikeza ukubambelela nokuqiniswa.
Ukukhathalela impilo yakho yengqondo iyonke kusiza ukunciphisa ubukhulu bezifiso ze-kleptomania. Ukuzivocavoca njalo, ukulala okwanele, ukuphathwa kokucindezeleka, nokugwema izidakamizwa notshwala konke kusekela imizamo yakho yokuphulukisa.
Ukulungiselela i-appointment yakho yokuqala mayelana ne-kleptomania kungase kuzwakale kukhulu, kodwa ukuba uhleliwe kuzokusiza uthole okuningi ekuhambeleni kwakho. Khumbula, udokotela wakho ufuna ukukusiza, hhayi ukwahlulela, ngakho zama ukuba uthembeke futhi ube nemininingwane ngangokunokwenzeka.
Ngaphambi kwe-appointment yakho, bhala imininingwane ethile mayelana nokuziphatha kwakho kokupanga. Faka lapho kwaqala khona, ukuthi kwenzeka kaningi kangakanani, izinhlobo zezinto ovame ukuzipanga, nokuthi yini eqalisa lezi zenzakalo.
Gcina umbhalo wesimo sakho somzwelo ngaphambi, ngesikhathi, nangemva kokupanga. Qaphela noma iyiphi imiqondo oyibonile, njengokuthi ukucindezeleka, ukucindezeleka, noma izimo ezithile zenza izifiso ziqine.
Letha uhlu lwemithi yonke nezinye izinto ozithathayo, kufaka phakathi imithi yokuthengwa ngaphandle kwesikripthi. Futhi, lungiselela ulwazi mayelana nomlando wakho wezokwelapha nanoma yiluphi ukwelashwa kwangaphambili kwezempilo yengqondo owutholile.
Bhala imibuzo ofuna ukuyibuza udokotela wakho:
Cabanga ngokuletha ilungu lomndeni omethembayo noma umngani ukukunikeza ukwesekwa nokukusiza ukukhumbula ulwazi olukhulu oluxoxiswe ngesikhathi se-appointment. Ukuba nomuntu lapho kungasiza futhi ukunciphisa ukukhathazeka ngokuhambela.
I-Kleptomania yisimo sangempela sempilo yengqondo esibangela ukukhathazeka okuqondile futhi akuyona into ongayiyeka nje ngamandla okuzithiba kuphela. Ukuqonda ukuthi lokhu kuyisimo sezempilo esingelashwa, hhayi iphutha lomlingiswa noma ukwehluleka kokuziphatha, yisinyathelo sokuqala sokuphulukisa.
Into ebaluleke kakhulu okumele uyikhumbule ukuthi usizo lutholakala futhi ukwelashwa kungaba nomphumela omkhulu. Abantu abaningi abane-kleptomania baqhubeka bephila impilo ezele uma bethola ukunakekelwa okufanele futhi bathuthukise amasu okubhekana nawo ampilo.
Ungavumeli ihlazo likuvimbele ekufuneni usizo. Ochwepheshe bezempilo yengqondo bayeqeqeshwe ukwelapha i-kleptomania ngesihawu nokuqonda. Ngokushesha nje lapho uthola ukwesekwa, ngokushesha ungaqala ukusebenza ekuphulukiseni.
Ukuphulukisa kuyinqubo ethatha isikhathi nokubekezela ngawe. Ukwehluleka kungase kwenzeke, kodwa akusho ukuthi ukwelashwa akusebenzi noma ukuthi awukwazi ukuphulukisa. Ngokusekelwa okufanele nendlela yokwelashwa, ungafunda ukulawula izifiso zakho futhi ubuyisele ukulawula ekuphileni kwakho.
Cha, i-kleptomania nokweba ezitolo kuhlukile kakhulu. Ukweba ezitolo ngokuvamile kwenziwa ukuze uthole inzuzo yezimali, ukuze uthole izinto ozifunayo kodwa ongenakukwazi ukuzikhokhela, noma ngezinye izikhathi njengokuziphatha kokufuna ukuthokozisa. I-Kleptomania ihilela ukweba izinto ongeziniki noma ongazidingi, okuqhutshelwa yisifiso esingenakwenqatshelwa kunokuba yizizathu eziqondile. Abantu abane-kleptomania ngokuvamile bazizwa benecala elikhulu futhi bangase bafake noma babuyisele izinto eziphangiwe.
Nakuba i-kleptomania ngokuvamile iqala ebusheni noma ekuqaleni kokukhula, ingase ibe khona kubantwana, yize ingavamile. Kubantwana, kubalulekile ukuhlukanisa phakathi kokuziphatha okujwayelekile kokukhula, izinkinga zokuziphatha, ne-kleptomania yangempela. Abantwana abancinyane bavame ukuthatha izinto ngaphandle kokuqonda imiqondo yokuba ngeyabo, okuhlukile kwi-kleptomania. Uma ukhathazekile ngokuziphatha kokweba kwengane, ikakhulukazi uma kuqina futhi kubacasula, xhumana ne-psychologist noma udokotela wezingane.
I-Kleptomania ayivame ukuqeda ngaphandle kokwelashwa. Eqinisweni, lesimo ngokuvamile liyaqina ngokuhamba kwesikhathi uma lingelashwa, okungenzeka liholele ezinye izenzakalo zokupanga eziningi nemiphumela emibi yomthetho noma yomuntu siqu. Izifiso ngokuvamile azipheli ngamandla okuzithiba kuphela ngoba ziqhutshelwa yi-kemistri yengqondo nezinye izici zengqondo. Ukwelashwa kochwepheshe kuthuthukisa kakhulu amathuba okulawula lesimo ngempumelelo.
Yebo, ukucindezeleka ngokuvamile kuqina izifiso ze-kleptomania futhi kungaqalisa izenzakalo zokupanga. Abantu abaningi abane-kleptomania baqaphela ukuthi izifiso zabo ziyaqina phakathi nezinkathi ezinzima zokuphila, lapho bebhekene nezinkinga zobuhlobo, ukucindezeleka komsebenzi, noma izinguquko ezinkulu zokuphila. Kungakho ukuphathwa kokucindezeleka kuyisigaba esibalulekile sokwelashwa, nokuthi udokotela wakho angase aphathe ukukhathazeka noma ukucindezeleka okuyinhloko kanye ne-kleptomania ngokwayo.
I-Kleptomania iyinto engavamile, ithinta abantu abangaphansi kuka-1% wabantu. Noma kunjalo, ingase ingaxilongwa ngoba abantu abaningi bayahlazeka kakhulu ukufuna usizo noma abaqondi ukuziphatha kwabo njengesimo sempilo yengqondo. Phakathi kwabantu abaphangayo ezitolo, izifundo ziqondisa ukuthi cishe ama-5% kuphela ane-kleptomania yangempela, kanti ukweba okuningi kuqhutshelwa ezinye izinto njengesidingo sezimali noma ukufuna ukuthokozisa.
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