She enters a jewelry store, sees a small gold-colored ring, and when no one is looking, she quickly puts it in her pocket. She doesn't need it, but she couldn't resist either. People with kleptomania experience pleasure and satisfaction after stealing, although these emotions later transform into guilt and shame. Until now, the scientific community treated this psychological disorder as impulsive behavior that the patient cannot control, but Catalan researchers have determined in a study that these people also exhibit aspects of a compulsive disorder, that is, behaviors they repeat to relieve emotional discomfort. The study was conducted by Bellvitge Hospital and the Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL) and was published in the journal Scientific Reports.