Hello, Alwaysnexteded!
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Originally Posted by alwaysnexteded
...and sometimes I lie for no reason at all. I usually realize afterwards...
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These are unpremeditated lies, yes? They just spill out almost automatically?
In another place, you told us this:
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I grew up in a house where lying was common, and like a secret between me and my mother. I also was punished unporpotionately to the things I did. ( I left my book bag on my floor, and I was grounded from all priveleges including my car for six months) I used to be terrified to fess up to things and would lie instead.
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Sounds like lying was both a way of life and a
survival technique in your early years. It has deep roots.
Please keep posting. Talk it out - we're not therapists but we have open eyes & ears. Work out for yourself a vocabulary to describe what you are experiencing.
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