Hello my name is luis and today I begin my journey. My last lie was told at 11:05 4/23/14.

Hi, my is Lindsay.. I'm new here. I began my journey to stop lying just over a week ago. I had a small slip the other day and hope it doesn't happen again. Honest for 2 days. Starting over...

Hi Luis and Lindsay - welcome to our group. You have recognized you have a problem and taken the first step of admitting it to someone else (us!). Congratulations. Keep it up - one day at a time. Remember to slow down before you speak and think about what you are about to say before you say it. It WILL get easier with time.

-Larry

Hello Luis and Lindsay, Greetings Larry et al.

Lindsay: you aren't starting over, you are continuing the struggle.

I'm newish here also, day 10 for me.

Eric

Hey guys - back after an extended sabattical due to bronchitis and generally feeling crappy, but hanging in there. Good to see new folks - this is a safe place to be open and share. Happy lie-free Friday to all.

BTR - great to have you back! We've missed you. Sorry to hear about your bronchitis. I hope you feel better soon.

Just checking in. My stress level is cranked all the way up, but I haven't slipped. Day 11 today. Thanks everyone for being here for me to check in. Just having this helps me a lot.

It's Saturday. I'm in a 12 step program and for weeks I have been working on step 8 and maybe will be forever as my thinking becomes clearer. I have, however, moved to step 9 and made my first amends to my therapist which went well - actually very well. This led to our discussing amends to others and in particular amends to one person. If I were to be completely honest with this person it would undoubtedly cause harm to others, so the question is 'should I make amends?' It was suggested (not by my therapist) that if asked a question, the response of which would cause harm, I should simply lie - that there are times when a lie can be justified.

As someone who lying has been a fundamental flaw and caused undue harm already, I must have a zero tolerance level for lying. I will either need to find an alternative way to make amends or realize I may never be able to make amends, because even one lie creates a slippery slope.

Sunday - a much better day than yesterday - no lies, but honesty can be as difficult to deal with as lies, but with a big difference. Honesty related difficulties are often the result of differences of opinion and not mis-staement of facts and there is the difference and a significant one at that.

Well put BTR. Never thought of it in those terms but you are right on.

Happy Monday

'Being real, rather than seeming to be, is something I have learned in my recovery. When all the lies came tumbling down, I was forced to face the real me. I would have to learn to be who I really was, rather than to seem to be someone I am not. I connected with my Higher Power who gave me the strength to live one day at a time without lies. Now in recovery I no longer have to fake being happy and free - I really am happy and free.'

paraphrased from 90 Days of Meditation

hi all, haven't checked in for a few months. I'm glad for the support I received, but I've come to a hard decision. at this point in my life its better to lie than have your heart soul and feelings ripped out and stomped on by the people that are supposed to love you. I found myself making little excuses for "white lies" and lies of omission.
I honestly do wish you all the very best, maybe I will be back in a year or so. I might need to head back to therapy/counselling.
best of love and respect to everyone in this group, as much as it seemed otherwise you helped a lot, now it's time to be true to myself.

Just checking in, Today I lied to a client. It was stupid and I shouldn't have, but I wanted to save my self the effort and embarrassment of not having followed up on their issue. I called her back and admitted my mistake. She was puzzled, she even said, I would never have known. Wltimately I think she appreciated that I took responsibility, but I don't know. The real test will be to see if she ever comes back.

Tomorrow will be a new day one. Damn, I thought I was going to get to two weeks.

I have not posted in several days but things are going well so far. I decided to not make the same mistake I've done before and stop recovery at the first signs of improvement. I have been going to a 12 step meeting and I find it very helpful. I'm realizing more and more how lies had covered every aspect of my life and I had just learned to live with them that sometimes I found it hard to recognize the truth, even as blatant as it was.

Something else I've learned is that this is a process and when we trip and stumble, it's about getting back up.

Hi, I'm a liar and I've made it another day without lying. Have a good night!