“Typically, they grow up in environments where they learned early on that they are not good enough, that being a flawed human being is unacceptable,” she says. Nancy Irwin, a licensed clinical psychologist in Los Angeles. It may have developed as a coping mechanism to help someone get their needs met, says Dr. narcissistic personality disorder (NPD): may tend to lie to get something out of someone else, preserve a false sense of self, get out of trouble, or bolster others’ perceptions of themįor some, pathological lying may also be linked to childhood trauma.factitious disorder or Munchausen syndrome by proxy: may lie to appear sick or have someone in their care appear sick.borderline personality disorder (BPD): may tend to lie to avoid rejection or abandonment.antisocial personality disorder (ASPD): may tend to lie for status, resources, or sympathy.Some mental health conditions may be associated with patterns of pathological lying. “Researchers are still trying to determine if the brain of a pathological liar forms differently from that of someone who is a ‘normal liar,’” says Zrenchik. The cause of pathological lying isn’t established, as the research is limited. “One study reported that about 13% of people identified themselves as pathological liars,” says Zrenchik. your gut instinct tells you something is off with their stories.they retell a story that happened to you and pass it off as their own.they “talk the talk” but don’t “walk the walk” (words and actions are incongruent).your recollection of events is different from theirs ( feeling gaslit).dodging questions or providing vague answers.
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