http://theteendoc.com/parenting/4-reasons-your-teen-is-lying/ Changing the World One Teen at a Time Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:33:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://theteendoc.com/parenting/4-reasons-your-teen-is-lying/comment-page-1/#comment-49650 Cassandra Fri, 02 Dec 2011 12:02:37 +0000 http://theteendoc.com/?p=779#comment-49650 I have a 'compulsive' liar. My other children are exceedingly honest (even when the truth hurts) but the one is unbelievable. I'm so accustomed to it now that on the rare occasions that she tells the truth, I no longer believe her. I know of nothing in our environment that makes her this way. I'm known to be honest (sometimes brutally so) and it's a virtue I believe I've worked hard to instill. My 'liar-liar-pants-on-fire' borders on delusion. I think she really believes what she says except that even she can't keep track of her lies. Is there some kind of psychological condition that can cause this? She has a diagnosis of bipolar and ADHD and is being successfully treated with meds, but the lies still range from innocuous to outrageous. I have a ‘compulsive’ liar. My other children are exceedingly honest (even when the truth hurts) but the one is unbelievable. I’m so accustomed to it now that on the rare occasions that she tells the truth, I no longer believe her. I know of nothing in our environment that makes her this way. I’m known to be honest (sometimes brutally so) and it’s a virtue I believe I’ve worked hard to instill. My ‘liar-liar-pants-on-fire’ borders on delusion. I think she really believes what she says except that even she can’t keep track of her lies. Is there some kind of psychological condition that can cause this? She has a diagnosis of bipolar and ADHD and is being successfully treated with meds, but the lies still range from innocuous to outrageous.

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