Understand that you have a disabling disorder. It is important to know this because many kleptomaniacs take on board a huge amount of guilt that prevents them from believing that they deserve help. You do deserve help, and you deserve understanding. You also deserve assessment for other disorders that may be enabling the kleptomaniac habits, such as dissociative states, stress, anxiety, and mood disorders. Ask yourself these questions at the start of your quest to stop stealing:
When stealing, do you feel different, as if you're not yourself or you're not in touch with reality? This is a fairly common state of feeling for kleptomaniacs who also suffer from dissociation.