I lie. wishing that I could only say everything on my mind.What do you do ?

I tend to let my mouth run and my real feelings show. It causes problems. But I would own up to the way I acted and say whatever else I thought should be pointed out.

I definitely own up to it. I dont really want my friends to know my diagnosis and certainly not so upfront like that.

I try to find ways around it. I try to say the truth, but not the whole truth.

I usually own up to it, because I dont want Bipolar to be my crutch

Whenever I learn that I have done wrong to another, I do what I call the "three A's":

Acknowledge my error

Apologize without qualification or reservation, and

Atone - make right my wrong.

I DO speak openly and freely in this forum and to my shrink, because you guys and him are the only ones who truly understand where I'm coming from. Further, I am SO blessed to have you guys in my world - that I may help any I can, and be helped when I need it most. Thank you all for being here for me!

It depends on the person...I have many physical ailments that are serious besides the bipolar. A couple of my friends I am blatantly honest with, My kids, live with their dad...I kind of sugar coat things...but my 16 year old daughter is very intuitive and always knows there is more to it. They are 13 and 16. My grandmother and I are like best friends, but she has had a host of serious ailments including getting a pacemaker, so I definitely sugar coat it all for her sake, she knows better but doesn't pry.

I don't have any friends, but I do have associates at my part-time job. When they ask me how I am doing I just say, "I'm doing well," no matter how well or poorly I really am doing. Lots of them do know that I am a beeper, but I don't give 2 shits that they know - it's a disease, not like I went to the store and bought a bottle of bipolar juice and knowingly chose to consume it damning my life to horrible emotional extremes. Frak, I usually wear a mask to hide how I am feeling. People don't really want to know and if they do know that I'm a beeper and they see me struggling it'll just cause them alarm which is usually not necessary and certainly not what I want from them.

I wish that I did have friends, even just one friend in real life, so that I could answer this question more appropriately.

In general, though, do I lie? Yes, of course I do, I'm human and I grew up in a big family. When I came along I was the intelligent one, the one not meant to fail, not allowed to fail so I quickly learned to lie in order to protect myself from twisted(physical) discipline and to promote the illusion that they loved me when I did well - they never gave 2 shits about me and that's just the way it is. I do like myself more when I tell the truth, but in order to protect myself from any sort of consequences I won't even hesitate for a moment to tell a lie and I don't give a frak if someone thinks poorly of me because of that or not. In this world, it's me, myself, and I. I wish that there were more to my life, but no one gives a full-time pedestrian in a motorist city even a second glance except perhaps to chuckle. Oh well, I did get a bit off track again:).

I own up to it when I have done wrong and I try to make up for it. I am open about my mental illness with close family, good friends , and with my kids teachers at school. I am guarded with what I say to mere acquaintances, people I have known professionally. I try very hard not to lie when it matters. I do tell white lies to make others feel better and to make general conversation easier with people I don't know well.

Lately, I have been doing alot of "analyzing" of myself~~~~ Then and Now~~~~ to evaluate where I need to grow.

I used to be a mouthy, mean, say whatever I feel in the moment, kind of girl!!! I did this without first considering how I might make another feel. Then, I learned to "hide behind" whatever was convenient to excuse my behaviors. Now, I see a bit different side of life.

I am not confused by my disorder anymore and I realize that the "core" of who I am, my persoanlity, my behaviors do not have to be ruled by my disorder in the way that I communicate with others.

I like what KublaKhan said,
"Acknowledge my error

Apologize without qualification or reservation, and

Atone - make right my wrong.

It is much what I do now but maybe in a different form. I "hear" how the other person feels, I acknowledge my part in it, and I sincerely ask forgiveness for any wrong I have done. I think it just depends on the situation and which direction you are coming from.

I am much more careful about "reacting" with my emotions and feelings than I used to be. I realize that "reaction" only gets me in trouble and is rarely how I truely feel but how I was triggered. Learning my triggers has helped me communicate better with people also.

I don't feel I lie to anyone anymore but everyone is at a different level of trust in my life. I give what information someone NEEDS to know and I dont sugarcoat or hide behind anything anymore~~~~ xo

Yeah that's the ticket. Yeah, yeah, yeah I am President of the Liars Club. Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Yeah, that is the ticket.

Well, my "real" friends do not confront me. They know when I'm not well and will just ask how I'm doing. To which I answer, I'm fine. I NEVER open up completely - to anyone.

The three that are in my circle of trusted friends, I don't want to start them worrying. Anybody else, they don't really want to know how you are doing. They want you to say 'fine'.

Liar or just a private person???? I don't know, but I'm fine.

it depends on who it is most of the time i will say im depressed or that i just happy today if there close enough i explain if it is someone i dont know i will just give a quick answer and then aviod going into detail

dont have any RL friends..... But with my fiance.... I tell him like it is,....

Im having a hard time.
Im moody.
Im not really here.... ect