Am i crazy?

So I have recently come to terms with the fact that I am a pathological liar. My doctor says that it is a mental condition that is not easily controllable (He referenced it to turrets). I am attending therapy to help control it.

I used to be a happy, goofy guy who loved telling, harmless, entertaining stories about my "adventures". Now it seems that I have lost my spark, and barely even enjoy showing up to class, or going to work. And I feel like I'm committing a crime if I tell a tale (which of course makes my usual listeners unhappy.) My girlfriend, who just forgave me for lieing to her, says I should go see a doctor about depression. I refuse to go because I know that he is going to put me on medication and I really don't want that.

Whats wrong with me? Is it normal to lie like this?

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Comments ( 28 )
  • expoguy

    If you continue to lie and make up wild stories, then someone is going to make you president.

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  • buriedalive

    I think you should see a doctor. Why don't you want to take medication? There's nothing wrong with taking it if you need it, I take meds and I'm much better off now than before I took them. Also, have you brought how you feel up with your therapist?

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    • buriedalive

      Anyway, if you go to a doctor he might not necessarily prescribe meds, you won't know until you try.

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  • Yes or maybe no. Can you see through my deception?

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    • TheUberNerd

      I don't follow..

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      • You don't lead either...

        huh?

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  • Jim_Pfoss

    Maybe it's just me, but I don't believe a word of your story.

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  • Meds cant help lying.

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  • iheartu2013

    I lie a lot too, without even thinking about it.

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  • wannarocktheworld

    root of the problem lies in the fact that deep down inside you are very distressed about the 'truth' of your life, and you are always trying to cover up/compensate for it using your lies. Lies make you awesome, lies make you cool, is what your subconscious mind thinks, i guess.
    Talk to your friends, talk to your parents, they might know since when you started all this, when you lost the truthful innocence.

    otherwise.. maybe its just a compulsive disorder. you just can't go about without it, and in that case, you need professional help.

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  • gako

    Don't lie. Karma's a bitch and it will sting you back in the ass.

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  • You lied!

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  • jasonapple

    I have heard that being yourself is the sexiest thing you can do. Maybe you should accept that you don't have to be as exciting as you feel like you have to be, and then you will find things about yourself that are worth talking about instead of having to make things up.

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  • jasonapple

    I used to lie a lot. The worst thing you can do is believe your own lies because you may become delusional. That's the worst that can happen.

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  • heeraklee

    dont lie. lying will get you eventually

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  • redpaw99

    id say this is not a "normal" atribute among people, i do have a friend who id say is a compuslive lier, telling stories and stuff, the main thing i find is trust, maybe u need to start trusting people more and having more self confidence, knowing that your own "real" stories are worth telling,

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  • sweetlilwookims

    Just stop it. Medication may help you in the feeling department. But don’t go getting you medicine on the street. Being a ‘druggie’ only leads to a worse place. I’ve been there, ‘comatose’, rehab, and still in the rehab thing. Comatose on total life support. I was on drugs hard, and also an alcoholic. But I stopped it all ‘cold turkey.’ And I got saved. ‘Born Again’, ‘Holy Ghost Filled’ Christian. The doctor gave me some antidepressant to help along the way. I guess it helped. But really I think it was the ‘Saved’ aspect of the whole ordeal. I happier this way.

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  • kittydog79

    Ehhh it happens to the best of us, part of life idk I'm on meds but wish I wasn't try anything u can before getting hooked on antidepressents, they r ruining my life!

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  • grumpybarbie

    Just stop your God Damn lying! Is it normal?

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  • Alaskaraven

    are you my ex husband? hahahahahahahahahahahaha

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  • Argollun

    Instead going to psychiatrists or the like go to a trusted counselor, they're less likely to think you're crazy and in most cases can't prescribe medication.

    Try to control your actions and don't sweat it if you drop the ball. Everyone relapses, it's not a question of whether you fall down or not, it's how you pick yourself up that matters.

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  • WeAre

    Channel your lies into books. If people around you enjoyed your "adventures" more people will. You can "lie" but also tell the truth if you mark it as fiction, and thus channel your condition into acceptable and praiseworthy boundaries.

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  • johnnny

    You may think you're getting away with those lies...but within a few months the people close to you will know that they can't trust you.

    No good person will be friends with a compulsive liar.

    I'd recommend seeing a therapist to work on your self-esteem issues. The need to lie, imo, is a result of feeling that others wont accept the real you.

    I've known 2 compulsive liars and everyone ended up hating them.

    Please stop!!!

    Good luck.

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  • Mikeyburger1

    sounds frightfully close to what i suffer from :P

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  • harachi

    The need to lie constantly is not normal. You're going to find it very difficult to hang on to friends and jobs in later life. Apart from this your lies can cause harm and upset to others without you even realising it. Believe me.

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  • ddancewitme

    Let me guess: You forget its a lie while telling it, then later you think about it? Thats called pathological lying hun. It raises the self esteem.

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  • ajayz

    Just run with it, turn it into a posative somehow, perhaps become a con man?

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  • you are normal its life,you are bored and want to create storys i suggest you keep busy go to the gym or try to get into some fun times where you can develop stories and have fun life is hard kid you just need to grow up

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