For me it was to boost my self self esteem and make others happy about me. It was also a defense mechanism I did shield people from my flaws and burdens.

I currently am working on this by letting myself know I am enough the way I am. I do not need to fabricate lies to make myself seem better or shield people from my problems. If they love me they will accept me.

For me it was all about control. When i lied it was most often because i wanted something to I realized from a early age lying was ok and normally I could get what I wanted.

I lie because I have a low self esteem...i want to be liked by others so I would lie..im afraid to tell the truth so lying was a great avoidance to express my feelings

I think control is the underlying factor. We want to control how people think of us and how they react to us.

I don't think it's control for me. Lying has seemed to control me, rather than me controlling my life by lying, other than maybe as a shield, I guess. I think for me, it could be a trust issue, and may also have something to do with fear.

I am afraid of alot of things. Life is just scary, and I think lying may be a way if coping and covering up the fear.

Like, I'm not afraud of death, but the fear of HOW I will die plagues me. And this is only one example of my many fears, but it seems to be the basis for many of my other fears.

I lie to avoid confrontation. I hate dealing with heightened emotions and fights.