Fear of theft

[OrangeshoelaceFTW]

I have a massive fear of theft even tho I have never been robbed before, it is mostly due to the fact I have short-term memory and forget things easily which makes me panic (Eg. I would take a 10 dollar note out of my wallet to buy something, then to change my mind and just put it in my pocket, after 10 mins or so I would forget about me ever taking out the money, so the next time I open my wallet I would panic, to only find out it was in my pocket the whole time, same witch everyday items such as shoes, electronic etc.)

I heavy dislike of going to crowded areas with a bag, walking by myself at night or taking new route.
I even lock everything away and hide valuables even if relatives or close-friends come over.
When I leave my home even for 5 mins, I lock it up as if I am going away for 3 years, which isn't an issue since everything is pretty much locked away. Majority of my friends encourage me to not to try to be paranoid and to relax a bit more, but I constantly have the feeling "Did I lock the door?" and I'll just go and check, even if I'm at the shops.

[silibran]

Originally Posted by TracySam

With the debt to you, though, I wonder if she's just using her "fear of theft" as an excuse to delay paying you back. If she only shows this fear of using the mail when she owes somebody money, then maybe she's not careful and anxious, but just a semi-deadbeat?

What I wondered too.

[silibran]

I try to safeguard a few pieces of fine jewelry that I can't replace when I travel.

And, I have a mostly unused medication that I can't seem to find a way to get rid of. I am a little afraid of having it stolen. It is surprisingly hard to get rid of leftover pain meds.

[coschristi]

I've actually wondered this same thing because it seems to me that people who worry the most about being stolen from

are people who have stolen before.

I never worry about being stolen from because I don't have anything material that anyone would want.

Wait, I take that back; my son's ipad...he has Autism & his ipad is his "adapter" for the rest of the world.

when we go to the store it goes in my purse so that nobody tries to steal it from the car.

My keys go in my purse too but I never lock the doors of the car.

I lock the doors of the house at night & shut the ground level windows before I go to bed because of the rare reported

events of child abduction from their beds.

(I live 20 minutes away from Heather Dawn Church's house, a 12 yr old girl who was taken from her bedroom, raped &

killed in the 1990's & I just can't get that out of my head)

Other than that; I don't think anything is going to happen...Identity theft? Hah; go for it. Trust me, your WAY better

off with your own!

[modernist1]

It sounds like a mental disorder to me - possibly OCD, or a paranoid ideation re 'security'. Perhaps worth considering a talk with a therapist.

[silibran]

I don't know, but I can guess. Perhaps the fear of theft represents some other unspoken fear that she has not acknowledged to herself.