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
Distress With Webs of Lies
While compulsive liars sometimes tend to feel better when they give into the compulsion to lie, anxiety and distress are increased when one lie turns into a web of lies.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
For many compulsive liars, lying repeatedly about many things is different than trying to adhere to a set of lies about one issue. Building on a web of lies requires a layer of complexity that proves challenging for compulsive liars.
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