PLs are often extremely successful people. It has been suggested that there is something compulsive about the behavior but that has not been proven. The PL is not psychotic, depressed or anxious. It does not seem connected to any other psychiatric condition. There remains a lot of mystery about the PL. As he weaves more and more lies they become ever more complicated so that ruination and discovery are inevitable. Sooner or later he get caught in his lies.
Herein is the essence of the pathological liar. It’s a fantastic untruth that is so fantastical that it makes no sense. One psychologist suggested that the pathological liar was so uncomfortable with his real life that he constructed a mythological wonderful life for himself. There is no purpose to the lies and the pathological liar is sometimes unaware of the fact that he is telling lies. However, the pathological liar and the lies he tells are entirely different. In all of these cases people know they are lying and have a conscious intent or purpose in being untruthful. A lie of omission is the withholding of information, perhaps to protect someone or to deceive someone by withholding information.
A lie of commission is a deliberate lie intended to mislead. There are lies of commission and omission. There are the “little white lies” that are harmless in nature, partially true and done to bolster another person. There are those who are criminal and lie with criminal intent, such as committing fraud or ripping someone off from his money. That term is not meant to be judgemental or demeaning. There is a specific type of liar called a pathological liar (PL).
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