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Originally Posted by cashart10
I have struggled with this same question. When I said I told heinous lies, I meant lies as heinous as claiming someone abused me when they didn't. While I'm sure I did this for attention (such as the time I caught my hair on fire), I am also certain I was out of my mind. Because I am certain I would neither have told then nor tell now any of these lies if I was sane, I know that it is not because I am dishonest but because I was extremely unwell. While the responsibility of and repercussions from the lies fall on me, I simply was insane. I do not lie now, whether manic or otherwise.
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So you can have some "control" when you are manic. You have learned impulse control in order to remain true to your character.  IMO others can do the same. It depends on how important it is to them not to lie.
Bipolar or character flaw? I do not know. I think it can be either one. But I think if lying continues over time, the more likely it is a character flaw.
JMHO
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