impulsive lying and helping out Anonymous 124832
this is my first time really using this board, but i cant stop lying. to my boyfriend, to my friends, to my parents, to my sister. i cant do anything without lying about something i dont mean to, and i dont know how to cope. someone, anyone, im literally desperate, does anyone know what i can do? to stop myself before it gets out of hand?
Anonymous 124836
Can you give an example?
Anonymous 124838
>>124836i don't know how to explain it, but just not being able to tell the truth no matter how much you want to, like lying about something as normal as eye color or the shirt im wearing. its gotten that out of hand, to the point where i barely tell truths anymore. like, yesterday, when i met a new person, i lied about my last name. i feel like it might be out of paranoia?
Anonymous 124839
>>124838Have you felt like you had to lie to your parents to protect yourself? When did you notice this behavior?
Seems like your compulsive lying is kinda triggered by stress or fear and you need to ease yourself into saying smaller truths. Do the people you're lying to shame you for this it can actually trigger compulsions as well. (if it's some sort of coping mechanism) It's harder to heal from this if you're beating up yourself too, so please try to be kind to yourself nona!
