News of Impulse-Control Disorders

Hi I am new to this forum. My husband is a compulsive Liar....Hes been one ever since ive known him. He doesnt tell big lies, they are lies that should'nt really be told. He comes home from work with really outragious lies. It really used to upset me but I have come learn not to pay attention to him or make a big deal out of it. I just go yea yea and oh really. ...

My mom is a compulsive liar and it is really starting to affect the entire family. My parent's divorced and we of course blamed everything on my dad because my mom filled our heads with such stories about him. My dad knew all along that she lies, but never wanted us to know so he just took the blame. She is on the verge of losing her house because she hasn't paid federal taxes in ...

Hi everyone. I guess I just want to tell my story so if you read it and have any thoughts, I’d really appreciate it.

I’ve always known I was liar of some description, but when you’re young the consequences are reasonably minimal. Telling your parents you’re at one place and not the other is pretty normal for a teenager! But after I started to get into relationships, things got a little more complex. But still ...

I hope everyone has a few moments to read this. As it is a long story and I'll make it as short as possible. I'm on this site to meet friends and new people. Everyone has probably heard of it, Myspace. Well, I found a good looking guy in my area who was my age on there. His name was "Steve". I requested to be his friend and he accepted. We started talking through e-mails ...

Today my boyfriend recently pointed out something. I lie, every few minutes.

It sounds exactly like a compulsive lier, right? Well...The thing is, in my mind, I can't even decide what is a lie and what is true any more. Is this compulsive lying, or something else?

If it is compulsive lying, how can I fix it without medical help?

Also, how can I fix my lies, and notice them, when I don't even believe ...

Elo everyone, i have just admited to my self that i am a CL, i have got my self into so much trouble through lying, my family are at the ned of there tether and my girlfriend who is pregnant will not speak to me as she has found out over the past few weeks about my lying, i know i need to sort my self out but i don't know what to do? i ...

HI,
I have recently realised that I have a compulsive lying problem. I always thought a few small white lies here and there were unavoidable or even necessary to keep the peace. I tend to avoid confrontation and use lies to get around that.
I realised this weekend that my lies were causing the detereoration of not only my marriage but my whole life. I dont want to be this way anymore.
Unfortunately I fall ...

i saw a program on tv about a girl who was a compulsive liar and it was like watching myself. i think i may be a compulsive liar. i have been making up little lies ever since i was very little to make myself seem "cool" or to get attention. when i feel like i need attention i make up an illness so people will pity me. i lie to my parents about just about ...

So I fell in love with this guy back in Novemeber of 2004 we had a short term somewhat very intense but strangely distant romance, we were NOT very sexually involved besides kissing and cuddling but seemed to have a very strong Emotional connection and I felt like I had fallen in love with him very much...even thou it often felt as though he was distant as well...anyways...well as time went on a lot of ...

Im a 22 year old male whos been in a relationship for the past 3 years. Since the begining I've been lying about things big and small, because of this my girlfriends trust has been shaken to the core. I've tried unsuccessfully to stop lieing but it never works out. I truely love her and want to finally stop lieing to her. Any comments or thoughts would be greatly appreciated.

Thankyou