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I'm a compulsive Liar
The past few years I have been lieing so much to cover my ass that I have started to believe my lies.
It started with just a lie here and there to my parents so they wouldn't know where I really was going. I eventually started thinking "well if I can lie to them and get away with it, I can lie to this person and this person too." It just got really bad. I started lieing to my boss to get days off, lieing in school, lieing to my friends and my boyfriend, being totally dishonest. The worst part is, people think I'm the most honest person ever. They don't even know. I have started to lie about the smallest, most stupid things too that don't even matter.
I knew it was getting bad, but it's one of those things you can't stop until something happens. Back in November I got caught in a lie by my boyfriend and my best friend, and I ruined both those relationships. It really made me realize what I was doing was totally out of hand. It hasn't stopped me though. I think about every single lie now before I say it, but I still say it. I'm trying to stop...I really feel like a horrible person
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Sounds like you're addicted to something that lying does for you. I'm not an expert on addiction, but if you can figure out what it is that feels so good that you lie even though you know the risks involved, you probably can find your way out of it.
One thing's for sure...its never too late to come back from the brink. Some people will forgive you, some won't. But you've got a lot of life left to live, so if you can figure out a way to make a change now, there will be a lot of good stuff in your future.
I can understand the appeal in lying. Sometimes I convince myself that the person I'm talking to doesn't really want to hear the truth. Sort of a way to blame the other person for my lie. But I've realized lying is more times than not more trouble than it's worth. It's a lot of work to remember what you said to this person, what you said to that person, who you've told the truth to, who you've stretched the truth to, and who you've flat out lied to. This is one way my laziness has come in handy. I don't feel like keeping track of every version of a story I've told to people so I stick to the truth.... most of the time.
I don't believe you.