I lie a a lot

GOOD GOD, PEOPLE!

It's LYING, and LIAR. READ A DAMNED BOOK!!!!

(No, none of this is a lie)Im glad you posted this because it goes to show that neither you or me are alone in this. Im pretty sure I have some sort of depression as well, and I just crave attention. Nothing interesting seems to happen in my life, but in other poeple's lives everything just seems to happen. Even just lieing about the smallest things, like what you had for breakfast, makes you feel more happy with yourself and make your life seem more interesting. Im always depressed and I just want the need for people to feel bad for me. Also the excuses just make you feel better. It makes you feel like the perfect person to yourself. Unfortunately, when you are caught lieing eventually, this will ruin everything. Find a therapist to talk to. They won't judge you, and they wont tell anyone so dont lie about anything to them. :) I hope everything goes well, don't just keep letting your lies slip through anymore.

I understand exactly what you're going through, and went through the same thing myself big time. I've lied about everything from suffering life threatening illnesses, to full blown fake pregnancies, to... what I ate for breakfast that day. And after CRAP loads of therapy I learned that I don't get the love and attention I need for the people around me so I create this world in which I am excepted, and everything I do is great and wonderful.

At the time that I was going through this there was a man in my life who was my whole world, and i meant nothing to him. every now he would cheat on his girl friend and we'd make out in a park, but if something bad happened and I needed his companionship, he would say that he would be there, but never actually was. so I kept inventing situations where I needed him or one of my other friends to come and save me... guess what? no one EVER came. Most of the time, not even my family.

in the end it cost me my sanity, I was so depressed that no one cared about me, and had such a bad grasp on reality after that I had gone into a psychotic state. I spent all summer in a psych ward.

So Yeah, lying is wrong. don't do it. but the question is not "are you a good person?" it's "are you normal?"

Yes. You are normal.

Ahh, I understand where you're coming from.
I'm not a compulsive liar, as you seem to be..
But I do lie often.
For me, it's not something I plan out, or have anything invested in, I just think it's funny.
Funny that people are so stupid to believe the bullsh*t I'm coming out with.

But nonetheless, you will get caught one day, so cutting down on the lying would be beneficial.
Although, variety is the spice of life, so the occasional lie doesn't hurt anyone.

I lied about so much shit its ridiculous.. I ended up in the hospital numerous times due to my lies. I was on medication i didnt need because i lied to my phsycologist and phsyciatrist. I wanted to kill myself after i lied so much and ended up in more hospitals for that! I learned my lesson. I dont lie, i wont ever lie again. I am taking my life in a new direction. Its not impossible to stop lying. Im the prime example of that. I am a strong believer in karma and cause and effect. So meditate, stop lying, and remember that Karma Is A Bitch!!

its fun to lie, i get that. you feel like you're getting away with something you shouldnt get away with and it gives you a rush.
its similar to shoplifting. yeah you get a rush and some cool stuff (or attension) but is it worth it? you're ripping off someone else, and taking people's trust in you away every time you do it. even if they dont out right catch you or say anything they could know subconciously that you're not telling the truth. It will hurt you worse than you think it is. Your lieing has no effect on anyone but yourself, because chances are no one else really cares what book you read, or how your stocks are doing. You know why? 'cause it's your life, not theirs.
Just try to obstain from it as much as possible and life should get better.

Wait, if hes lieing about, lieing,thats means he really is telling the truth, but that means if this stories a lie hes lieing about not lieing so he is a lier!!i think

It's all perfectly true, but I understand where you're coming from Jim.

I've got better lately, I've even stopped making up facebook statuses lol. I've been considering actually making some of the things I've lied about - like being a share trader - come true, since it's always been an ambition anyway. A lot of my lies are like that - unrealised ambitions.

I'll never admit my lies to people, I don't think that would get me anywhere and anyway, th thought of it scares me too much. Yes, I'm the usual tandem of liar and coward. But what's done is done., right? At least I am considering making the best out of a bad habit.

Hope you guys can forgive me, I'm trying to not let it bother me too much

It's very difficult to take a story like yours seriously. If you lie all the time, you're probably lying now.

I can totally relate to the problem of lying. I once lied to my ex boyfriend about almost getting engaged to a person I made up. But I don't really care about him. I care about lying to my best friends about my whereabouts because they would then drag me to places I would not want to go and would have to meet their friends and I don't really like them a lot. I lied to them also because they are all successful and settling down and I am still unemployed living with my parents. I have been dealing with depression too by myself. I come from a background where going to a psychiatrist would mean mental hospitals. I know that I lie to feel good about myself and the rush it brings. I have to work on it once I get back on the track. And guys I'm telling the truth!!!!

Ive always made things up, not even sure of the reason. maybe to make myself more interesting? I try not to do it anymore because its really embarrassing when you get caught in a big old fabricated lie.
You should write stories, I recall a successful novelist saying he turned his incredible lying habit into a career by writing fiction.

Hey Jim!
Omg ive done the exact same thing i lied about being in a car acident!

just recently ive lied about wanting to kill myself, which in the past i have actually wanted to do. some people say that that is the reason people lie! there is something that we want to do or want to have done so badly that we lie about it!

even little things to make u feel better about yourself can make u so much happier! if u told someone u had acomplished something when u hadnt, its completely normal and understanding! althogh it shows u could have had some troubles in the past of realizing who u are as a person and lots of people feel that way sometime in there life. it can be caused by the absence of a parent gardian or anyone special in your life who was once there for u and suddenly has gone. or sometimes it can happen at random. you feel lost, insecure, worried about who u are and you have no idea who u are and its scary so we make up who we are as a way to cope with the fact that were unsure!
you are completely normal but maybe tell your counsellor about it and she can probably help you to understand it a bit more!
hope this helps!

I'm going through pretty much the exact same thing; I lie about almost everything, to my friends, my family and people that I trust. I don't necissarily catigorize myself as a "bad person" because, as you said, I do it so much that I myself believe it's true. They are from small things, that I'm a model I'm a good ballerina whatever, to big things like sicknesses. And the worst part is I can't stop, like you. I've never been caught. I myself am starting to believe there true. This can get really bad and I know it. So you are normal but you probably should get help from a therapist.

How we now your not lying now...?

oh me too! it's like i lie even when i don't have too and i can't seem to stop it. and yes, i sometimes convince myself that the lie is true. i know it's bad but i can't stop it. it's gone to the point where 90% of the things i say is probably i lie. (if you're wondering. no this is NOT a lie). really want to stop...

i hate people who lie i mean ffs know someone who lied about knocking someone out i was like yeah ok w.e liers like in ur description usualy are trying to look big or attention seekers sorry but its the truth

Try to cut down on lying, I know it's probably a bad habbit which is hard for you to stop but you have to do it otherwise when people find out you've been lying you will lose a lot of respect. Either tell the truth or say nothing at all, that's the best thing to do really.

i'm not an expert on stuff like this, but i do know that the reasons for you're lieing has to do with you're depression. if you think you're alone you're not. i'm going through the same exact thing and it's been happening for a while. don't listen to wat other people say bc this sounds like something you can't avoid. i've been taking counseling and i haven't told them about this either. i'm even depressed myself and i know it has different side effects on everyone. ask your therapist/counselor if this could be a side effect and let me know hun (:

Listen, lieing for attention is not a good idea. Your not lieing to other people but also for youself!

I never lie, i teached myself so that if somebody ask me a question i have to anser truth or say nothing. I sometimes lie because it's good for both of us. But not for attention. Try and fight it! You can do it!

Tell your counselor and get some help or it will cause you serious problems in the future.

DOn't lie ...no one likes liers.
So bjust stop lieing

do not lie. never tell lies, lies are bad, and when yer mates find out theyll talk to your other mates and then the spiral starts.... youll be known for lieing... do NOT lie