Colo39...I feel you on those hard questions, sometimes you get speechless for a minute...and you pause just for a moment, because lying just came so easy...but you have to fight that urge on the regular no matter how much that truth hurts...and its those little ones...mannnn...and those should be the easiest ones...little things DO mean a lot!

Mikeyrg...I like that analogy....thanks for sharing that.

63 days cold turkey, their has been struggles but i knew all along what I would lose, i was not going to waste a second chance.

Checking in. I'm Bonnie and I'm a compulsive liar.

Hello - My name is David and I'm a liar. Make it a positive day for all.

Checking in. I'm John, and I'm a compulsive liar.

Day 23...quiet, yet felt something in the ait..maybe it's just me...the lies, the damage it's done...while I feel like I've made progress it seems like it is such a long way to go. My mate searched the FB page of the woman with whom I cheated with...because she was curious if I had reached back out and befriended her...I hadn't and that was truth (good for me) but when I asked her why she replied its not all about me - and then she found out this person had friended one of her family members (WTF?) and she asked ME why? Now this is turning into some serious ish reaching into her family..I can't blame her I have no right, the lies I carried cut deep and in retrospect it was a month ago today where the lie was exposed...and now this...while the lying has ceased the repercussions are still playing out...not givei up or in, heading into the storm face first...keep pounding

Remembered to say Rabbit Rabbit as first words on awakening on this first day of the month of March. Supposed to bring good luck. Working on being happy all the time although get annoyed still especially in traffic. Other people in their cars could care less if I'm annoyed and being happy certainly feels better. So I meditate or turn up some good tunes and enjoy the music. Looking forward to tomorrow. Be well and listen to your music.

A good first day of March, I hope everyone found the strength to make it a lie free day.

I was in a situation today that in my not too distance past I would have lied when asked this question. Today I just told the truth. No repercussions. It was a little thing that the answer made me feel ... maybe guilty. But there really was no guilt! Nothing done wrong. All my crazy ego driven perception. The truth does set you free. My name is Michael and I am a liar.

It's crazy isn't it Michael? How our minds in the past chose lying over the simple truth because we perceived that the truth would "hurt" in some way. I realized that as well when put in situations where I forced myself to tell the truth. When there is no "hurt" it's like a giant sigh of relief, topped with an "i can do this".

I hope everyone has a wonderful Thursday, I've got a crazy out of routine schedule the next few days, Cheers to everyone staying lie free, and a helping hand to those who are struggling.

My name is Bonnie and I'm a liar. Hoping for a truthful day.

Mikey, JP... what do you think about this? In my new life of (trying with all my heart) honesty, I find myself feeling weird. What my lies were in the past were really secrets that I was keeping. Those secrets were like a suit of armor. And now that those secrets are gone, and I'm not making any more new ones, I feel completely exposed, naked if you will. And sometimes it's unsettling.

I'm really happy for you guys, and all others here, who have managed to "quit cold turkey", and I don't think for a second that it isn't a struggle for you guys too. But I really feel for those of us here who are having some dire trouble. Despite looking in the mirror and not liking what we see, and wanting real change, we (or at least I) fall down almost daily. It's hard being naked in public, you know?

Anyway, I'm John, and I'm a liar. I had secrets I defended to the death, and now that they're gone, rather than feeling unencumbered, sometimes I feel vulnerable.

Day 23 and 24 greetings all, no lies told and Im still pounding but now it seems like there is a perceived strain..a 'truth' strain that I feel. It came out in my conversation this morning with my mate...the wanting to make make that we are doing ok...and that we are on some path to redemption...sigh...it's frustrating while going through this valley. Thinking that I want to do the right thing while not losing anymore of her in the process.

John, I know that feeling...those lies were used as weapons...and now that you have chose to take that weapon away you feel like you lost a part of yourself...but you are actually gaining a part of yourself back. It is an everyday choice not to return to that lifestyle, as comfortable as it seemed. looking in that mirror is sometimes the toughest thing you can do...and all you can do is take it one moment one day at a time to take back the control that you really want to to have...Lord knows I do.

Hmmm.... weapon rather than armor. Never thought about it like that. That's good insight.

Day 17, 18 and 19 were lie free. I unfortunately let my self be in a little happy bubble that my husband wasn't going out and seeing this other woman/friend, but then he did last night, so happy bubble burst. Apparently, this woman and him are kinda on the outs,nut now I have learned that there are two other women he is talking to. Not sure how to process or deal. He accused me of not being there for him in his time of need, but yet he's not there for me in mine. Again he accused me of lying about a sexual affair which I have not done but he refuses to believe. At this point it all just seems pointless and what am I fighting for??? I want to be with him, I love him, but at what point does saving you own sanity and dignity become a factor?. I know I've done wrong, I know I've lied, but I also know I have a problem that I am working on, and I don't need to be kicked when I'm already down.