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
Reduced Anxiety After Lying
Another sign of a compulsive liar is someone who feels a reduced level of anxiety after lying.2Curtis, 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 One of the reasons that the individual might feel less anxious is because they have fed into the compulsion, causing them to feel satisfied.
Reduced anxiety after lying may be a symptom of another mental health condition, such as obsessive-compulsive disorder, as individuals with this condition sometimes feel satisfied after giving in to the compulsion.
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