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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?
Do you think it's normal?
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Mistress_X (15230)
2008-12-04 17:01:42
Yes or maybe no. Can you see through my deception?
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TheUberNerd (18209)
2008-12-04 19:58:06
@: Mistress_X
I don't follow..
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Mistress_X (15230)
2008-12-05 13:52:24
@: TheUberNerd
You don't lead either...


huh?
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buriedalive (16071)
2008-12-07 10:56:17
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 (16071)
2008-12-07 11:43:29
@: 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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MisterGee81 (16946)
2008-12-07 15:42:43
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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Jim_Pfoss (19247)
2009-01-09 13:41:39
Maybe it's just me, but I don't believe a word of your story.
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ajayz (20398)
2009-02-20 08:20:13
Just run with it, turn it into a posative somehow, perhaps become a con man?
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expoguy (20846)
2009-03-08 20:49:40
If you continue to lie and make up wild stories, then someone is going to make you president.
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ddancewitme (15336)
2009-03-13 18:45:58
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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harachi (22902)
2009-05-12 08:37:02
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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Mikeyburger1 (25905)
2009-07-25 10:38:08
sounds frightfully close to what i suffer from :P
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johnnny (27635)
2009-08-30 20:42:22
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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WeAre (28728)
2009-09-21 08:56:54
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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Argollun (28826)
2009-09-22 13:36:43
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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