One of the things that bothers me most about myself right now is that I sometimes feel like I need to lie to impress people. Let me start of by saying these are never big lies just small things so I have a story to tell to make my life more interesting. I think this goes back to my time in high school it was very difficult for me to make friends and I was picked on quite a bit. I think I sort of developed this habit as a defense mechanism from being picked on and as a way to try and make friends. Within the last year or so I've become aware of how often it happens. I've also started to notice that now that I am out of high school I don't need to lie to make friends or protect myself anymore. The problem is I can't seem to shake the habit. It really bothers me and I know this will eventually lead to me not having any friends at all. Does anyone else have problems like this and any tips on how to shake the habit? Any help anyone could offer would be greatly appreciated. I really want to end this habit.

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