10 Signs of a Compulsive Liar
Article Sources
- 1. 'When Does Compulsive Lying Become a Pathological Disorder?' UnitedWeCare, 2021, [www.unitedwecare.com/compulsive-lying-pathological-disorder.](http://www.unitedwecare.com/compulsive-lying-pathological-disorder.)
- 2. Curtis, Drew and Christian L. Hart. 'Pathological Lying: Theoretical and Empirical Support for a Diagnostic Entity.' Psychiatric Research & Clinical Practice, vol. 2, no. 2, 2020, pp. 62-69
Belief in Lies
Another sign of a compulsive liar is someone who absolutely believes what they're saying is true.1‘When Does Compulsive Lying Become a Pathological Disorder?’ UnitedWeCare, 2021, www.unitedwecare.com/compulsive-lying-pathological-disorder. Even if the lie sounds obvious to someone else, the person telling it twists the truth to the point of not being able to discern between what is real and what is not.
This may be one of the reasons mental health professionals have not yet been able to tell whether pathological and compulsive lying is its own disorder or part of a mental health issue.
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