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YoJango
Female,
13-17
Eastern US
Joined: 10 months ago
1,303 Posts
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Sunday 2/7/10 - 9:44:09 PM
How would I know. I'm not one. |
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Sunday 2/7/10 - 9:48:26 PM
I think they know that they're lying, they just cannot help that they are. |
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Giles_momma
Male,
13-17
Western US
Joined: 2 yrs, 9 mos ago
5,211 Posts
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Sunday 2/7/10 - 9:49:04 PM
I am a compulsive liar, and no. |
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Monday 2/8/10 - 10:40:26 AM
On Sunday 2/7/10 - 9:49:04 PM Giles_momma wrote:
I am a compulsive liar, and no. |
Hmm, paradox |
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Monday 2/8/10 - 10:41:44 AM
No, I think they just like to fool people. |
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Monday 2/8/10 - 10:43:14 AM
I am a compulsive liar, and yes. |
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Monday 2/8/10 - 10:52:26 AM
I've seen it suggested that some do, but there's some desire to draw a line between actively (but not necessarily wilfully) lying and delusion (that the person actually holds it to be true despite contrary evidence being given/knowingly not having experienced it). It wouldn't really be a compulsion to *lie* if they didn't recognise it to be true/unjustified to begin with, on some level at least.
Of course, it can vary within individuals. Someone could tell the same story for so long that it becomes confused with/replaces the real events, or that they confabulate it to reduce guilt/shame about lying. |
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destiny273
Female,
18-29
Southern US
Joined: 3 yrs, 10 mos ago
5,544 Posts
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Monday 2/8/10 - 5:33:27 PM
Sometimes. Only if they say the lie a lot do they actually come to believe it- - or so I've heard and witnessed. It's actually happened to me. The mind is a tricky thing. |
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Mispelled
Female,
30-39
Eastern US
Joined: 2 yrs, 8 mos ago
12,797 Posts
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Monday 2/8/10 - 5:35:09 PM
On Monday 2/8/10 - 5:33:27 PM destiny273 wrote:
Sometimes. Only if they say the lie a lot do they actually come to believe it- - or so I've heard and witnessed. It's actually happened to me. The mind is a tricky thing. |
I've seen this in action with a couple of liars I know. They convince themselves it's true and go on from there. |
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im_special
Female,
18-29
Western US
Joined: 5 yrs, 1 mos ago
5,947 Posts
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Monday 2/8/10 - 6:02:04 PM
Im sure they know they are making stuff up, they just get so in detail that it seems real to them. |
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Thinkerbell
Female,
70+
Western US
Joined: 6 yrs, 9 mos ago
8,822 Posts
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Monday 2/8/10 - 6:03:43 PM
On Monday 2/8/10 - 5:33:27 PM destiny273 wrote:
Sometimes. Only if they say the lie a lot do they actually come to believe it- - or so I've heard and witnessed. It's actually happened to me. The mind is a tricky thing. |
This is what I've seen with chronic liars, they actually paint a picture that they believe in their minds. It makes them convincing, I suppose that is how some can even fool a lie detector.
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snarenathan
Male,
18-29
Eastern US
Joined: 3 yrs, 7 mos ago
1,154 Posts
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Tuesday 2/9/10 - 12:10:42 AM
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Rabbitears
Female,
13-17
Canada
Joined: 1 yr, 8 mos ago
4,537 Posts
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Monday 7/19/10 - 12:04:01 PM
idk if im a compulsive lyer |
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Rabbitears
Female,
13-17
Canada
Joined: 1 yr, 8 mos ago
4,537 Posts
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Monday 7/19/10 - 12:04:14 PM
*liar |
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Frozen_Life
Female,
13-17
Western US
Joined: 2 yrs, 1 mos ago
7,983 Posts
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Monday 7/19/10 - 6:04:44 PM
Some insane people do. But most people are aware of the lies they spew. |
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