Quote Originally Posted by GraziLovesMary
Pathological lying is an obsession. The offender is either consciously or sub-consciously unhappy about one or more aspects of his or her life and creates a pseudo-fantasy world that corroborates and inter-relates with his real life. He sees this part of his life, or this physical trait or characteristic, or this memory, and decides it would be much more appealing if it sounded like... and as quick as that the story has been changed.
I think this is the best explanation I've read. I think some people are confusing one type of liar with a different, more rare type I am talking about. I am not the type of person that believes in most mental disorders, such as eating disorders, or people with OCD, I think many things like this may be problems that can be helped with a doctor, but most of the time I do believe it can be controlled by the patient.

However, what I am talking about is a person that does not realize what they are saying is even a lie. I think what Grazi said perfectly explains the people I am thinking about, so I do think there is something to that but I'm guessing it is still relatively not entirely understood by most doctors, or confused with people that knowingly lie because they are just a-holes.

Thanks for all the replys!
Nailhead Reviewed by Nailhead on . Is pathological lying a mental disorder? Is pathological lying a mental disorder? The reason I ask, is because I have known a few people that for no reason at all, lie about just about everything they can. I simply do not understand this type of behavior, to someone that doesn't really know a pathological liar they might just think they are an asshole that wants attention, however I wonder if it is an actual disorder with the way their brain thinks. My dad, and a couple friends are this way. It doesn't matter what they are Rating: 5