Compulsive lieing

Please delete rather than de-anon. I have read the anon rules, and I hope it's ok.

I think I might be a compulsive lier.

I tell lots of bit stupid lies about really unimportant things, I have tried to stop but dont seem to be able to. Some of the lies I tell are exagerations of things I have actually done, and some of them are just stupid things I have made up.

I'm worried about pushing my friends and my boy friend away. I have been really 'lucky' in that I dont think many (any) people know how much I lie. And it makes me feel awful afterwards. In September I'm getting a fresh start, but I'm so scared of this happening again. When I started college that was a fresh start, but I ****ed it up by lieing to everyone.

I'm worried that I have some kind of mental health problem, and I really don't know how to deal with it. I have been self harming (1 deep cut on my hand and quite a few on my stomach) which really doesnt help the situation. I have tried to keep a 'diary' of the lies I have told, which just makes me feel awful, but doesnt seem to do anything else. I always forget that I've promised myself not to lie any more in the heat of the moment.

I'm really hating myself because of it, but I really dont know what to do. How to stop myself, how to make myself remember not to lie any more.

Please help me!

Reply 1

Hollieehh

I have this problem too so you're not alone, even though i haven't as of yet been able to help myself with it. I just keep on going for no reason and i don't even want to! :s-smilie: