I've lied for my entire life...

I have lived my entire life telling one lie after another. When I was younger I was able to maintain friends, however, over time I felt like my lies were starting to come out and then I would disassociate myself from them.

Reading through this posts gives me the greatest anxiety I have ever felt. What do you do when all your lies have been exposed? The only ones I have told about my lies is my family and wife.

When your lies finally come out how do you deal with it when people confront you? Is there an easy way to answer them. Is it better to say, "that's not who I am now" or something along those lines? This whole thing is terribly embarrassing.

Hey,

I used to lie a lot too. Now I just don`t care enough to lie, but anyways, here`s my two cents:

When confronted, I think that you should find the reasons as to why you lied, and then tell the person that shameful reason, and tell them sincerely that you are sorry.

Afterwards, there is nothing more to do for them. You should worry more about yourself, how lying influences you terribly, and ruins your ability to be yourself around others.

As to lying, try this thing, and see if you feel better after doing it; don`t lie for an entire day. And if you get good at not lying for an entire day, and you like the results, meaning you feel much better, then try doing it for an entire week.

Regards,

Somethingelse

Thank you so much for your reply.

I am working for myself now so I have no reason to lie anymore. I feel like I tend to lie more in social situations and it's more because I'm embarassed about my past and have very low self-esteem.