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That sounds exactly like my childhood.  Luckily I grew out of it.

I guess so. 

Children of alcoholics or abusive parents lie. Also very insecure people or PDs who care about their egos.

I HATE lying. I would prefer a very harsh truth any day.

Doesn't every PD care about their ego in one way or another?

by Systematic

Takes a while to condition yourself but it's possible to rid yourself of it.

During my first year with the woman I stalked my friends would ask me if we had ever been out, figured I'd humor them with some embarrassing, awkward dating stories. I got too involved with the false scenario myself, thought out how every thing would happen play by play with her until I could recite the same story with detail. 

Sadly, it's those false memories I still cherish the most..

It's your own fantasy image of her that you cherish the most, in general.

I still consider myself a pathological liar. I lie to get my way and to bring a spice in my otherwise boring life. I use aliases, create false history. Ive reached a point where I feel rather high levels of discomfort admitting my real name. Ive found that its a lot easier to disappear when the person in question never knew who I was. Its become a part of my nature. Its like turning the lights off after leaving a room. You know you turned the lights off, but you dont remember yourself actually doing it or why you`ve done it, it just happened automatically.

by Bundeswehr

I tend to created lies without being aware of it. Like, I go about my day and I usually tell about 5 to 10 lies on average during a conversation. Usually it doesnt affect me, but sometimes I forget the reality and I get obsessed with my own illusion. Sometimes it takes me hours to realize that what Ive said is a lie, but on some occasions it can take me months to realize.

Anyone can relate?

No. I usually only lie if it benefits me in some way, and I'm always aware of the lies I tell.

You sound like a compulsive liar, where as I'm a pathological liar.

I lie -

- to save my own ass.

- to avoid doing something I don't want to do.

- to avoid conflict when I can't be bothered dealing with it.

- to manipulate people.

- to attain something that couldn't be attained without lying.

- to avoid having to share something (money etc.)

- to pretend to be someone I'm not in order to deceive another person.

- to feign emotion in order to blend in.

- to avoid conversation.

- to get out of a conversation with someone when I'm sick of talking to them.

- to avoid hurting my daughter's feelings, so I don't have to listen to her whine about it.

- to hide the truth (about myself or something else I don't want anyone to know about).

- for personal amusement.

- just to get a reaction.

And sometimes I'll tell someone I'm going to do something knowing full well that I had no intentions of doing it.

If you want to know the difference between a pathological liar and a compulsive liar, read this: http://www.buzzle.com/articles/pathological-liar-vs-compulsive-liar.html

Takes a while to condition yourself but it's possible to rid yourself of it.

During my first year with the woman I stalked my friends would ask me if we had ever been out, figured I'd humor them with some embarrassing, awkward dating stories. I got too involved with the false scenario myself, thought out how every thing would happen play by play with her until I could recite the same story with detail. 

Sadly, it's those false memories I still cherish the most..