Aug 11, 2006, 06:08 PM
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I'm actually a compulsive liar, as in the clinical kind. I have been diagnosed and treated for it, but it never really went away completely.
This may seem like a contradictory statement in itself, but being a compulsive liar doesn't mean that everything I say is untrue. Quite the opposite, I am usually quite open about my life and what I experienced and whatever.
However, sometimes I will just lie about something. Usually, the lie does not serve any purpose at all. It's hard for me to give an example, but something like saying that I've seen a movie when I haven't. Of course, I do stand to gain something with that lie (ie. +1 "having seen movie" point), so another example would be to pretend I'm not sure of something that I am (like the name of an actor or songwriter). Absolutely, utterly useless lie.
Although these lies are therapeutically 'harmless', it's obviously not good going around lying about stuff randomly. Of course, if I could just stop, I would. That is where the treatment came in, and I've got it much more under control than I used to.
So anyway, I have absolutely no problem with other people lying. That would just be hypocritical. If it's intentionally harmful however, I object to the harm it causes.
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Last edited by surasshu; Aug 11, 2006 at 06:12 PM.
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