Person help: Why do people lie so much?

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Why do people lie so much?

I just don’t understand. Someone once told me that I’m an easy target, because everyone knows I’m too shy and backward to do anything about it, so it has happened to me all too often. But why would someone want to tarish the reputation of an innocent person? So what if I’m shy? If that is the worst that can be said about me, then say that. At least it’s true. Lying seems to be contagious, too. One person starts, then others add to the misery.

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Arcana 8 #
An Unknown Location | 12 months ago (1 minute after post)

The shallow make themselves feel better by making others feel worse. It’s insecurity.

Joy. 22 #
An Undisclosed Location | 12 months ago (5 minutes after post)

lol.. are you getting bullied? I used to get bullied the entire classroom of girls would gang up on me and make me feel horrible and I was shy, quiet I didnt do anything to anyone but this one girl who used to be friends with me(who the entire class would talk **** about) would start it and then they would all just join in and make me cry..

untill one day..

I wooped the leaders *** and no one bullied me againt all threw high school, actually they all wanted to be my friend right after it…funny how that works..Some people might think its bad advice, but it worked for me.

and its not that you need to fight someone to make people leave you alone, you could just stand up for yourself and make it known that your not going to stand for it anymore.

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Westnoteast 1 #
An Unknown Location | 12 months ago (6 minutes after post)

Some do it to hide from the embarrasing truth about themselves. I myself dread lying completely, so I tell the truth about everything. Its horrible though, as I’m so well trained to lies I can tell when people close to me are lying about trivial matters.

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tears of rage 2 #
An Unknown Location | 12 months ago (9 minutes after post)

because people are people and they have the ability to lie so why the H*ll wouldnt they do it :S u gotta act strong to whome u think is lieing and nice to ur real friends :)

Anonymous #
12 months ago (20 minutes after post)

maybe some people who add on to the lies want to “join in with the crowd”

Cell 60 #
Winnipeg, MB, CA | 12 months ago (22 minutes after post)

Some people don’t have a life. They get off on creating misery for others. I’m sorry people are doing that to you.

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grano #
An Unknown Location | 12 months ago (30 minutes after post)

Well I’m from Canada in the north of Manitoba.Your question about why do people lie.Well if you have to live up to your own idea of what you are it isn’t easy,so you lie to support your position that you must live up to.People who lie all the time are very uphappy and cannot be trusted.Do yourself a favour and find someone who can be content with who they are.I,m a Jew and it is not easy in canada to be one.Nobody will hire you so you become a hunter of animals.As a hunter you learn to figure out what a animal will do before they do it.Try this with people as you are a good judge of character.

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Cell 60 #
Winnipeg, MB, CA | 12 months ago (34 minutes after post)

I finally meet someone from my own province!!! Hello fellow Manitoban!

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Cell 60 #
Winnipeg, MB, CA | 12 months ago (36 minutes after post)

I did not read your post before greeting you. Now I don’t believe you! My family is Jewish on my father’s side and they are all LOADED. So I don’t think what you say is true.

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¡ʎuɐɟɟıʇ 1 #
An Unknown Location | 12 months ago (9 hours, 2 minutes after post)

I think people lie because they are insecure and also because they are afraid.

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Cell 60 #
Winnipeg, MB, CA | 12 months ago (20 hours, 20 minutes after post)

So grano, why do people lie so much?

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jo #
An Unknown Location | 8 months, 1 week ago (3 months, 3 weeks after post)

One reason is pure psychopathy. - Many people are psychopaths, chronical Liars, con-men with a mask of sanity. - They totally believe in nothing. - All their actions are 100% non-idealistic. They try to get as much money and force out of / over others as they can. - And they f****** don’t care about god, religion, karma or anything. - Well, they all will do anything to make you believe that they’re verry good people. - And they learned a lot about making you believe this.

What is more evil? - Beeing evil and telling others or leting them know truthfully that you’re a plague or beeing totally evil while everybody else is thinking that you’re a perfectly good person.

They do it because its quite easy. - Most of the time no one will find out that they’ve lied. - Because they lie as long as every normal person would think that it would be totally irrational to lie at this certain point. - I’m sorry to say it but I really think it all works so good for them because most people are too concerned with their stuff / self-centered and of coarse stupid. -
Well, think of it as a strategy MOST people will think good about you. MOST people will think that you’re strong, smart and that you’ve got around, you’re wise and know much about this world… - Because if you’re a verry moralistic or religious person people will say that you’re borring.

Sure there are some chronical liars who are totally too dumb to lie so that noone will find out… - Theese are the only chronical liars most people think about if it comes to this point…

And why does it works so good? Because evil rules the world.- Look at all this wars, the poor-people, the hunger. - Do you really think that beeing good is the dominant attitude to life on this planet? - No way… Please wake up!

Thanks… It was really good to speak this out. - May god bless all people who are not this way. - Thinking of you gives me the power to raise up every morning again. -

Verry best regards

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An Unknown Location | 8 months ago (3 months, 4 weeks after post)

i lie constant about things but i want to know what got me to start telling lies? i need help and i like this guy but i dont want to lose him. i want to be trueful.

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An Unknown Location | 3 months, 2 weeks ago (8 months, 2 weeks after post)

I have told so many lies I almost lost my husband! He found out about ALL the lies and told his ENTIRE family…well we are still together trying to work things out but I never want to go around his family because of ALL the lies I have told! Can anyone give me some TRUE ADVISE?

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Cell 60 #
Winnipeg, MB, CA | 3 months, 2 weeks ago (8 months, 2 weeks after post)

Make you own post.

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allofus58 0 #
An Unknown Location | 1 month, 3 weeks ago (10 months, 1 week after post)

Arcana wrote:
The shallow make themselves feel better by making others feel worse. It’s insecurity.

Would I be able to say the ‘quote’ is good,proper and often true…..BUT it is very often the case when the truth is told, it hurts. Whenever I have ‘told’ a loved one the truth…it never makes me feel better!

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