If you live alone, far from the family, then some initial days of living would be an amalgamation of anxiety and fear.

You would have experienced the fear of being stolen or robbed too.

But do you know how insane the fear of theft can be?

Kleptophobia is known as the fear of theft; it comes with two different worries.

One is the fear of being stolen and robbed, while the other is a fear of stealing from someone else.

It is not characterised as a mental disorder, but the diagnostic criteria are similar to other phobias.

Most phobias develop because of some situational experience; it could be the person's past or present.

In the case of kleptophobia, someone with a terrifying memory of robbery or theft is more likely to develop this irrational fear.