hello I am new to this site and this is my first time using a forum but I am desperate about this issue. I am a 17 year old girl and I think I may be a compulsive liar. I always catch myself telling lies to my friends but iOcontinue telling them anyways. I've always been embarrassed about my personal and social life, I have family problems and because of my introvert personality, I don't have many friends. I tell lies that won't affect anyone, only my conscience. When I lie, I make myself believe it a little, to escape from my depressing life for a while and make myself seem better in my own eyes as well as the other persons'. It makes me feel better when my lies make me seem less pitiful. I fabricate lies about "friends" outside of school. For example, if my friends from my school tell me about how much fun they had over the weekend, I will feel bad because i probably staying in my room watching movies all night so I would tell them I spent time with my "other friends" and my "boyfriend" (which obviously don't exist). No one ever questioned me so I just let it be. Recently, I've started to feel really guilty about these lies, bringing me even lower in my own eyes. I want to be reassured that I'm not a bad person. Am I really a compulsive liar? Should i feel ashamed of myself? Please help me! Thank you for reading.