In order to treat your specific struggle with stealing, it may benefit you to identify whether you engage in stealing behaviors, or if you may have a specific disorder. It is recommended that you seek consultation from a mental health professional. Kleptomania exists in about .3-.6% in the general population. In other words, about 1 in 200 people may meet the criteria for kleptomania as a disorder. 11% of people shoplift at least once in their lives. That is, over 1 in 10 people have shoplifted at least once. However, shoplifting once or twice does not constitute a disorder. Kleptomania is an impulse control disorder; it is associated with a "high" when engaging in stealing, followed by guilt after stealing. It is also characterized by an inability to control or stop the stealing despite repeated efforts. Stealing is not considered an addiction according to the current Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM-5), which is a reference guide for psychologists and psychiatrists in diagnosing mental disorders. The symptom of stealing could be part of a different disorder. For example diagnoses such as: Conduct Disorder, Bipolar Disorder, Antisocial Personality Disorder, and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, all have criteria that may include stealing-related behaviors. You also deserve assessment for other disorders that may be enabling the kleptomaniac habits, such as dissociative states, stress, anxiety, and mood disorders. Ask for more information at your local library or bookstore. In the age of the internet, it's easy to find out more information about our health and well-being; just be sure to look on reputable sites, such as government health sites and sites written by doctors and psychologists, with referencing and verified expertise. As well, read posts and forums where people with the same disorder as you share their thoughts, feelings, worries, etc., as this will help you to realize that you're not alone.

Summary: Understand stealing versus kleptomania. Identify other causes. Conduct research about stealing.

Staying hydrated is essential to good health and may be even more important when you are sick. Drinking water may also help to soothe your dry cough by moistening your throat. Aim to drink eight 8-ounce glasses (about 2 liters) of water per day to stay hydrated. Warm fluids can also help you stay hydrated. Drink teas, broths, and clear soups to soothe your cough and keep you hydrated. Getting plenty of rest will also support your body as it heals. Make sure that you are getting at least eight hours of sleep every night. If you have a cold or other contagious illness, then you may want to take a day off from work to rest and recover. Adequate nutrition is also essential to recover from an illness, so make sure that you are eating healthy foods. Steer clear of junk foods. Instead, choose fruits, vegetables, whole grains, low-fat dairy, and lean protein for nourishment. Try eating chicken noodle soup for one of your daily meals. This traditional home remedy has even been shown to reduce inflammation and thin mucus. . Sometimes a dry cough may be due to smoking or made worse by smoking. If you smoke, do what you can to quit. Talk to your doctor about medications and smoking cessations programs that may make it easier for you to quit smoking. After you quit smoking, you may also get a dry cough. This indicates that your body is trying to heal itself and it should improve with time. Sucking on a throat lozenge or even a hard candy may help to soothe your dry cough. The lozenge or hard candy increases saliva production and helps to moisten a dry throat. Other ingredients in medicated cough drops may also help to suppress a cough. In many situations, a dry cough will go away within a week or two. If your cough does not improve or if it gets worse, call your physician. Call your doctor right away if you notice: A thick and/or a greenish-yellow phlegm Wheezing A whistling sound at the beginning or end of your breath Difficulty breathing or shortness of breath A fever of more than 100 degrees Fahrenheit (38 degrees Celsius) Blood in any phlegm or mucus that you cough up Abdominal swelling Sudden onset of a violent cough

Summary: Drink plenty of water. Get plenty of rest. Eat nutritious foods. Quit smoking Suck on cough drops or hard candies. See a doctor for a persistent or severe cough.

The interest rate stated on your investment prospectus or loan agreement is an annual rate. If your car loan, for example, is a 6% loan, you pay 6% interest each year. Compounding once at the end of the year is the easiest calculation for compounding interest. A debt may compound interest annually, monthly or even daily. The more frequently your debt compounds, the faster you will accumulate interest. You can look at compound interest from the investor or the debtor's point of view. Frequent compounding means that the investor's interest earnings will increase at a faster rate. It also means that the debtor will owe more interest while the debt is outstanding. For example, a savings account may be compounded annually, while a pay-day loan can be compounded monthly or even weekly. Assume that you own a $1,000, 6% savings bond issued by the US Treasury. Treasury savings bonds pay out interest each year based on their interest rate and current value. Interest paid in year 1 would be $60 ($1,000 multiplied by 6% = $60). To calculate interest for year 2, you need to add the original principal amount to all interest earned to date. In this case, the principal for year 2 would be ($1,000 + $60 = $1,060). The value of the bond is now $1,060 and the interest payment will be calculated from this value. To see the bigger impact of compound interest, compute interest for later years. As you move from year to year, the principal amount continues to grow. Multiply the year 2 principal amount by the bond's interest rate. ($1,060 X 6% = $63.60). The interest earned is higher by $3.60 ($63.60 - $60.00). That's because the principal amount increased from $1,000 to $1,060. For year 3, the principal amount is ($1,060 + $63.60 = $1,123.60). The interest earned in year 3 is $67.42. That amount is added to the principal balance for the year 4 calculation. The longer a debt is outstanding, the bigger the impact of compounding interest. Outstanding means that the debt is still owed by the debtor. Without compounding, the year 2 interest would simply be ($1,000 X 6% = $60). In fact, every year's interest earned would be $60 if you did earn compound interest. This is known as simple interest. It can be handy to visualize compound interest by creating a simple model in excel that shows the growth of your investment. Start by opening a document and labeling the top cell in columns A, B, and C "Year," "Value," and "Interest Earned," respectively. Enter the years (0-5) in cells A2 to A7. Enter your principal in cell B2. For example, imagine you are started with $1,000. Input 1000. In cell B3, type "=B2*1.06" and press enter. This means that your interest is being compounded annually at 6% (0.06). Click on the lower right corner of cell B3 and drag the formula down to cell B7. The numbers will fill in appropriately. Place a 0 in cell C2. In cell C3, type "=B3-B$2" and press enter. This should give you the difference between the values in cell B3 and B2, which represents the interest earned. Click on the lower right corner of cell C3 and drag the formula down to cell C7. The values will fill themselves in. Continue this process to replicate the process for as many years as you want to track. You can also easily change values for principal and interest rate by altering the formulas used and cell contents.
Summary: Define annual compounding. Calculate interest compounding annually for year one. Compute interest compounding for later years. Create an excel document to compute compound interest.