I need to get current. I just told a lie, that was designed to make me look better

I lie to avoid conflict but in the end only cause it more. I also do it to make myself seem bigger than what i am so that i feel better or i do not like to give bad news so i will lie to cover the it up. so that the person won't be angry even if it no to me. I used to have confidence but that all disappeared and i started lying to make myself wow

I lie to make my life interesting, and in so doing I've hurt the person I loved the most, and I continuously lied to her throughout the times I knew her, I regret it now but I damaged it so much that she can never trust me again. If only I realised what I was doing was wrong

I lie to get myself out of trouble. I lie to avoid hurting other peoples feelings. I lie to protect loved ones. I lie for what seems no apparent reason other than knee jerk reaction.

I lie because I used to like lying. Now it has made me miserable.

I lie because it is more exciting than the truth, it gets me positive attention, it gets me partners and it keep people from knowing the real me. the boring and normal me.

I lie because I'm scared of hurting my loved ones. I've gotten so deep with a lie that I start to believe it. Worst of all is that when I'm telling the truth my significant other refuses to believe me. I realize that I have no one to blame but myself. I've started to realize that I'm a terrible person.

I have no idea why I lie and hope that I soon will be able to figure out why. Some of the lies I've told are just simply amazing in the share stupidity. For instance, I once lied about eating some brownies that were in the kitchen. Instead of admitting that I did, I lied to my wife and said I dropped them on the floor and threw m away. I was so automatic. WTF?

I too lie to avoid conflict, and I know it will come back to kick me in the ass. I was doing so well for awhile, and lied about the dumbest thing, came clean, and completely crushed the trust I had built back with my wife. I have lied so much in my life that it is almost a pure reflex. I need to get a handle on this before I lose everything.

yep, I get the pure reflex thing. It just seems to pull you in almost taunting you to make the right choice, knowing that you can't.

I lie because I am trying to avoid conflict with my significant other. I feel that the smallest infraction would destroy us and I'm terrified of losing her. In the end, the lies just make things worse and my wife is a supportive person that I have not been truthful with. It's not cheating or anything of that magnitude, but it's little things that I lie about, like when I waited until the last possible minute to apply for my passport and I told her I had done it weeks earlier.

What kind of steps has everyone on here taken to help with this problem?

I can definitely relate with you. I lie out of fear of the outcomes. Even when I know my wife is supportive of me, I have a complete fear of upsetting her. In the end, it ends up being worse when the lie is discovered. It's a terrible feeling. What kinds of things have you done to help your problem?

Why do I lie.

Why would I lie?

Sometimes I lie when I'm looking to make a story more interesting. And sometimes I lie to attract attention...

But it seems that I lie when I'm scared. I don't know why I do it. And I need to stop.

I am not always lying.

I will tell a lie because I have a belief that the truth is going to hurt someone I love. And by hurt this can mean...annoy, irritate, piss off, upset, or frustrate.

This is a horrible and selfish belief. This means that I am making a decision in my mind that I should hide a truth and make something up and that will be better.

This is awful and inconsiderate. It doesn't matter how simple or silly the lie is. This means that I am not being honest with the people I love

I lie because I did not want to hurt loved ones, let them down, or make them feel less of me. By doing that I ended up doing all those things anyways. a lie is a easy way out, which I took to many times. I am on the right path now and am hopeful for now.

I was forced to listen to him lie to himself about what he wanted, and was nearly insane from wanting him to JUST BE HONEST!!!!!!
my God, what was HIS problem?

but in reality, what was MY problem?

I was lying to myself about what I truly felt.

I didn't want to be around him while he knelt at the alter of lies.

of lies. to lies. he took another drink of his lying. sips that drank the both of you.