What is pathological lying?

Answer 1

Pathological liars A pathological liar is someone who consistently lies (about anything- from the most mundane subject to detailed stories). They are very insecure people who lie to present themselves better than they really are.

For Ex: If you sold 20 chocolate bars, you say you sold 25, if you sold 25 you say you sold 30, they are never good enough, it can always be BETTER Therefore you need the lies to show a better image of yourself.

A pathological liar often believes the lies he is telling, he manages to convince himself they are true, in comparison to a compulsive liar who will lie for any reason, and knows they are lies but apparently can't stop himself from doing so.

Why the lie is more difficult, a pathological liar may not know he lies, he may believe himself to be as honest and trustworthy as anyone else. But a liar in general lies to make himself sound better and to avoid confrontation, and disappointing people.

Why it happens: They can't help themselves. sometimes they say something before they think. then they don't want to tell you it was incorrect even when they realize they lied because they don't want you to think of them as a bad person. Some of them actually believe their own lies until someone can show them proof that they are wrong. (this is how some people pass the lie detector test.) The sad truth is that most of them lie to build themselves up because they feel worthless. When they lie to you and you find out they lied, don't get mad. Sit down with them and tell them you know, tell them that you are still their friend no matter what, and let them know they are worth something to you. Make sure to tell them that it hurts your feelings when they lie and that it makes you feel like they think you are not worth the truth. This may make them realize that they don't want to make you feel the same bad way that they feel. Just don't let them get away with lying to you because they will think that there is nothing wrong with lying to you. (if this is a boyfriend or girlfriend, break it off now before you are too attached to do so. tell them you still want to be their friend, but you can't be with someone you can not trust. Without trust, there simply is no relationship.) You are worth the truth, and they need to realize that. If after you have reminded them of this fact more than 5 times they still lie, then they have proven to you that they don't care enough about you to stop lying to you. At that point they should be demoted from friend to acquaintance.

Answer 2

Almost everyone lies occasionally. Usually for a reason: too keep from hurting someone's feeling, to stay out of trouble, to keep from being embarassed or the like. Most people only lie when they feel they neeed to, and usually feel some sort of guilt or regret about it. Pathological liars lie for any, or no particular, reason. They invent untrue stories about themselves when there is no need to do so. They answer questions with any story that pops to mind. They may tell so many stories that they even begin to believe their own lies. They lie as a way of life, rather than as a last resort. A liar is someone who chooses for one reason or another not to tell the truth. A pathological liar has been diagnosed with a psychological disorder marked by an inability to tell the truth even when he wants to. There are many other symptoms and etiologies; you can search the term on Google and find useful information.

Answer 3

First of all, pathalogical lying is different to compulsive or habitual lying, in the sense that there is the added feeling that they always need to spread lies to either feel okay through false ego validations or avoidance of ego invalidation. Compulsive or habitual lying may have the same motives but lack the degree of need to use deception as a means of coping with the fears of judgment from others and themselves. Pathalogical lying becomes a way of living, where compulsive lying becomes a way of avoiding perceived upcoming threats of self-esteem (this includes lying to gain attention).

Answer 4

there are two kinds of liars. compulsive liars and pathological liars. compulsive liars lie on impulse usually to make themselves seem more interesting. Pathological liars lie to anyone about anything and they actually believe themselves.

Answer 5

Guilt and repercussions of what they have done! That is what makes someone a pathalogical liar. People do not like hearing the truth, they do not like telling the truth when they do something wrong especially if it brings heartache or harm to another person. When confronted with questions on why they did it or what made them do it. the confrontation alone forces them into a corner. Truth and honesty does not seem to play a big part in society today in comparison to the past. I have watched a young woman starve herself to feed a newborn child simply because the father abandoned her during the pregnancy leaving her with a bag full of his lies. When he was approached and asked to help he claimed shock and disbelief. The same young woman worked a full time job and raised the child on her own even though she was going hungry.

Society showed her no compasion or sympathy, only the expectation that she was forced to care for a child noone else seemed to want or care about.

My family welcomed the young woman into our fold and have watched her grow and heal while raising her child. They now have happiness, some out there are not so lucky.

I would dearly like the world to change and bring back the compassion, and put the heart into caring about other people regardless of the situation.

Young men need to be forced to accept responsibility it is not something that should be pushed aside.

Its the abandoned children that will surprise the world someday. Look out all you fathers who abandon your children, leave broken hearts and broken lives behind you. It is you who will be refused compassion, sympathy, care and a heart specifically at the moment when you need it the most.

Answer 6

Yes, pathological liers do know that they are lieing, although sometimes the lie does get to the extreme and to the point where they can begin to believe thier lie. But most of the time they do know that they are lieing.

Answer 7

There are many reasons why pathological liars lie including having no reason at all. These are people who lie in a convincing manner and find comfort in lying.

Answer 8

a pathological liar is someone who constantly tells lies.