The Mind of a Pathological Liar (Mental Health Guru)

[IDontKnowNorDoYou]

@LouBlueable a person who still desires to be with someone when they clearly have mental issues that cause dishonest behavior has issues themselves. Its ok for her to pity him but to still desire a relationship? Poor self worth.

[rylok]

So what is it called if you have some anxiety problems that are uncontrollable and sometimes have to lie as a way of survival in work or professional situations? Is that considered Coping? You can't be broken down all the time and survive.

[MsCheburashki]

useless



[IDontKnowNorDoYou]

@cookie22100 the fact that you stay involved with this guy says a lot about you.

[LouBlueable]

@IDontKnowNorDoYou What does it say about her?

[detroittechnohead]

What is a normal lie? Is it ok to lie?

[ElizabethSage99]

I am a pathological liar, I have lied to my loved ones about horrible things & I have never admitted to the lies. I've been going to therapy & doing all the steps, trying to get better... But It's not working & I seriously doubt it ever will. I try to be happy about things & keep my lies under control but alot of time I just lie without noticing... But if you're a pathological liar or know anyone who is & have been harmed, it's gonna get better!

[guitarfuckist]

I have met three of these in my life. Every one of them lies about their life in the same way that some have described. They lie about meeting celeberities, having certain posessions, experiences from their past. Then they will just lie about the most pointless thing you can imagine to someone right in front of me when they know I know they are lieing. Then they expect me to go along with it. Its just insane. I love breaking down their stories though. The lie gets more complicated and deeper.

[cookie22100]

he told me tall tales about his family. And the lies were endless. I still speak to him now but nothing has changed and I dont know what to do. I wish i could start up some sort of relationship with this guy again but he just cant be trusted.

[cookie22100]

This guy I once dated was just like this! I later found out that he had lied to me about his current relationship status and lied about his entire family's past and I also found out that he had a kid from a different woman then his current girlfriend at the time that he also lied to me about.

[velthon]

This kind of information is good enough to let people know this illness could be part of something worse, as the borderline disease; which I can say in my own (not me, my ex girfriend) it was horrible. Hopefuly these people recognize they have a problem, so they can get some help.

[connaultnicolas]

It would be very difficult to obtain psychological measures from a person with mythomania, since most of them are self-reports...

[nvrlandranchsurviver]

i thought this disorder was called liberalism

[Sloane67665]

@nvrlandranchsurviver are you suffering from trolling syndrome? no? probably because it's not a real thing...like a republican who gives a shit

[Mrgruntastic]

Lying has to do with the Ego and how we want other's to perceive us. That is all.

[pimpofdoom]

i lie all the time but im always planning i honestly think im insane because ill lie and pretedn to care about people only to hurt them more later and i feel no regret afterwards and i cant help it it litteraly kills me to be nice being nice depresses me lol

[BeAwareofMarianne]

so true!

[wagooairlines]

my little brother is 19, he lies about everything and anything?! you could ask him what colour shirt his wearing if your on the phone and hed say blue if its red, what did you have for lunch? he has a burger but tells you pizza, just literally ANYTHING for no reason, he also lies about everything else, its really hurtful because you cant feel like your ever having a real conversation with him, and when hes been caught out will just get stroppy and storm off, any suggestions?!

[ar2110302]

@wagooairlines

Just don't talk to him anymore. My mother was a pathological liar, so I killed her.

[andyleigh30]

Last conversation i left a message on her phone,telling her i hope she changes and i hopes she will be happy.She text me next day saying something silly and i never spoke to her again.I worry about her but can never speak to her again.

[andyleigh30]

A girl i knew a few months ago,told me alot of lies and i knew she was lying.I was worried about her,i could tell by her background then she needed attention.She would hurt alot of people and once rang my mum and said what a good guy i was ,i always wonder i hope she gets help,she could end up in jail or getting someone in trouble.

[yourallbrainwashed]

great lets just give these liars a reason to feel sorry for themselves for lying, by telling them they have a medical condition!

[rachey11]

@yourallbrainwashed exactly ! urggghh !

[xCoD4z]

I know someone who lies about his entire life, and we all knew him our whole lives, and he knows we don't believe him but he get's an angry/worried voice and makes more lies to cover the lies.

[lilmissnosey]

Lmao you're right Koala :D

[capdatasstapdatass]

@AnimateVirals ;-)

[z978ady]

Is the extra fat associated with alzheimers?

[Dansthoughts]

It's a terrible thing being a pathological liar. After a while you become dependant on lies because you lose sense of who you are, for you also lie to yourself. If you have strayed so far away from the truth you become terribly affraid of it. Lies come out without even thinking about them because the brain eventualy rewires itself to create nothing but BS. I'm probably lying as I write this.

[xCoD4z]

@Dansthoughts Lol, just keep thinking the truth, don't be ashamed because you're not Justin Beiber.. you are your own person and everyone is beautiful in their own way.

[donttreadonme388]

So i know a person like this. He has lied since about age 8 or atleast as far back as he can remember. He grew up in a broken home with one parent being extreamly religious and the other laid back. He mostly lies about his life telling people things about his past that are simply not true. Extravegant stories of being from places he's never been or doing thing he's never done. He also lies about small things for no apparent reason im more curious What causes someone to feel the need to lie

[xCoD4z]

@donttreadonme388 Your story matched my story lol. legit.

[ThePunisherNWO]

@donttreadonme388

Haha, he sounds exactly like me, same with the upbringing too, ive moved around all my life, been to 7 high schools, had one person who was extremely religious, and my dad who was laid back.

Anyways, give my regards to this "friend" of yours, he sounds like a really cool guy imo.

[MrSupasexi]

@donttreadonme388 its an effect of his broken home. if you look at a HUGE majority of these people with "personality disorders", they come from broken/abusive homes. for example i technically couldve been considered "bipolar" but because i decided to work through my abusive past (which is what would cause me to lash out all of a sudden sometimes) instead of ignoring it, im longer stuck in my past childhood pains.

[PRzuki]

The love of my life turned out to be this :(. Do I run away or try and help...? I don't know why i'm asking, I have already tried everything in my power to help. So much so, That I don't even know up from down in my own life. Anyone have success stories helping? Or do I need to force myself to move on?

[dannosuke88]

...regarding the idea of there being no external benefit in mind, I work with a very competitive person who lies a lot, and it has the effect of putting me on edge about what might be lied about next. I think the benefit my coworker receives is in knowing the lies keep me pressured to guess what is true, giving my coworker the appearance of being calm, cool and collected, while trying to make me look discomposed. Admitting to the lies, which my coworker has done, makes this effect probable.

[vhuboe]

i think it's not a disease. i've dated 2 people so far who turned out to be pathological liars. I really think that the root of this "disorder" is self esteem. They don't like who they are but instead of trying to change they make up lies and convince themselves it's true

[Slygurl200617]

I believe that I am a Pathological Liar as well, and it makes me sick to my stomach and I do want to get treatment.

I cannot own up to my lies, I would lose face, and friends, I'm scared to own up.

I definately want this treatment. I realize it is terrible and wrong to lie, and I no longer want to carry on doing this.

It's starting to have an effect of tremendous guilt on me, and it'll come back to bite me one day.

I must stop now.

[Gichnni]

I'm a pathelogical liar and I lost everything because of it. I have lost friends, have no real friend any longer, I lost my education, trust from my parents and most of all, I have lost my girlfriend that I love.

I'm currently talking to a psychiatrist and I actually realized that I was a pathelogical liar and needed help, after my girlfriend broke up with me in december last year. I have tried 2x times of suicide, because I'm afraid that I won't get cured. I want to be cured and live my life.

[Dholmes589]

I think I'm dating a pathological liar.

[XolisykeswifeX]

why was justin bieber one of the suggested videos?

[TheIronicBanana]

@SleekDeduction Still posting that on lying videos. Its getting old.

[hotguybmx760]

Awesome!!!!!!

[SovereignBeing]

that just proves what a psychotic weirdo ur ranting at yrself.. !

and you following me here, shows utube what a stalker you are.. please leave me alone..! YOU are the SICK one here...

go get help..

[SovereignBeing]

god im trying to get rid of one of these types..who also has Narcissistic and histrionic disorders...! Seriously frustrating, they twist everything to suit them , never admit they are wrong and have no self responsibility whatsoever... they should be hospitalized to save the public having to deal with them.

[missayaa]

A pathologcal lier is like a stupid man. No point in "educating" him...

[you2449]

@missayaa ... LOL @ original comment ... hey, go with whatever works...

[you2449]

When I meet a girl, I make a point of telling 3 deliberate lies.

It's a way of psychologically establishing control. And in most cases, it works.

[elyahdarkp]

yeah! i married one. yuck!

[missayaa]

@elyahdarkp ewww

[diezeldom]

actually this guy's speech reminds me of a beatnik reading poetry in a park

[diezeldom]

why in all these videos do the medical professionals talk to us like we're small children or dogs... very condescending and annoying 

[porte96a]

@diezeldom Easiest for public speaking, its clear and simple. It is also spoken like that so the person who has the issue can watch it. Its non-threatening

[Billythachikk]

I think I know a girl with this disease. It's so weird talking with her sometimes. It comes out of nowhere.

[nettyc35]

@Billythachikk I'm with ya one that! my sister in law is just like this. I don't think she even realises she's even doing it sometimes. It's weird.

[osvaldo2k5]

I don't think we need a cure for this or am i lying about what I'm saying wtf idk ahhhh!

[Zinkarus]

It's too bad pathological liars are so difficult to treat medically. Even if they are somewhat aware of what they're doing, I bet it's a real problem for them; the lies coming out spontaneously, that is.

[MattyTheMole]

@Zinkarus I had a brother who had a severe case of pathological liar syndrom. It was due to our abusive parents. He got into a lieing as a way to escape abuse and then I guess he just ran with it. Once he realized his problem was due to our parents and accepted the fact it is not his fault he gradually began to accept himself as a person and lieing stopped. The hardest part for him to cope with is the fact that he has to face in present and the future people he has lied too.

[lambchopclmt]

@MattyTheMole thank you for telling us about you brother. I have BPD and am a pathalogical liar. And i've only recently even realized what i have been doing. My lies are almost truth to me and everything get's so fucked up in my head, it good to hear someone has been able to start getting better. I hate all the confusion and constant drama in my life i apparently cause for myself.

[stacks6969allday]

@lambchopclmt nothing is true to u u think of a lie to get attention u know it dident happen but u say it anyway dont try and lie and say u dident know u were lieing that is pathalogical lieing there i mean u know when ur thinking of the story to tell for attention so yea just wanted to let u know that ur lieing right now u do know when ur lieing cause u came up ith the story u thought about it it was a fantasey for attention thought up in ur own mind knowing it dont exist

[lambchopclmt]

@stacks6969allday Wrong, actully i do believe the things i say sometimes. I dont think up the lie it comes out of my mouth before i know i'm even going to say something and sometimes i believe its true.

[sairaj1]

@Zinkarus it indeed is sad. even cognitive behaviorial therapy is not good enough. they do need more medication AND hopefully in the future there will some type of brain surgery which will help cure these liars. sch a pain to know someone like that. even if you throw it in their face--they do not care. bastard.

[sw66aj95]

@Zinkarus It is because we, and I say this because I am one, don't understand why we do it and it has personally cost me two best friends. No one wants to put a name to what I have and it frustrates me because I want to be better but I can't without a lot of help. I'm 15 years old, and I left it untreated making it escilate to the point where it was out of control, and they were never planned lies and I never meant to hurt anybody, that was a side effect.

[safalmukhia]

@Zinkarus i am a pathological liar...lies come out, even believable ones but i have become better at not lying now...just because it is truly pointless and because I become conscious later about having lied...it does suck...come to think of it, all my relationships probably failed because of it and its indirect consequences. What causes me to do it is a little mystery because I know how pointless and annoying it is. But I suppose sometimes its because i'm uncomfortable in my own shoes.

[Joeyal123]

@safalmukhia I have a friend who does this and he has lost everyone because of it his wife his kids his job and his friends except me

[DaFawky]

Everyone thinks I'm a pathological liar and I'm not. Pretty much everyone who says this are either atheist liberal or gay. I'm on a horse.

[icefirexd]

I HATE PEOPLE WHO USE TO LIE ESPECIALLY WHEN IT GAINS BENEFIT FOR THEM AND IT WILL HURT SOMEONE IN THE END, HORRIBLE, I KNOW SOMEONE LIKE THAT,

[ashleyisonyourscreen]

my ex was a pathological liar. -.- horrible relationship

[lizzard9233]

i USED TO BE A PATHOLOGICAL LIAR WHEN I WAS A CHILD. it went away during highschool. I think it was because i didnt like my life and i saw no real value in myself. I hope its not a hereditary thing. tho if it is, it would make since. My dad is like the kingof liars. :(

[Leopoldo888]

I always lie and I'm liying right now...

[Th0usandMaster]

from my experience.

drug(meth, MDMA etc.) abuse actually turn you to a liar without even noticing it.

[icefirexd]

@Th0usandMaster NO, i dont think so, it dpends on you

[audadvnc]

I've known a couple serious liars - they sure were fatheads. And they would lie to a psychologist or counselor without a second thought. It's in their nature.

[SuperBlackbeauty19]

lol @ the fact that these people seem to think there is a difference between a "normal lie" and a "Lie" they are BOTH the SAME thing! Pathlogical liars are just use to doing it way more

[unholypenguin4]

i know a girl who has this, its aquite funny some things she lies about

[Adj19888]

lol i have this

[Anarkokommunist]

@Adj19888

Liar!!! =P