Aw tiki. I used to lie all the time when I was younger. About stupid stuff and about serious stuff! One time it landed me in huge trouble. It caused some serious problems!! That is what turned me around. I realized it was easier to tell the truth rather than deal with the aftermath of drama due to a stupid lie! Just train yourself to tell the truth! Listen to that voice that says "why are you doing this?" and try to stop yourself! It may take time but you can do it :) If it is a SERIOUS SERIOUS problem like if you lie about EVERYTHING ALL THE TIME, you may need some professional help! That's okay too! Nothing wrong with improving yourself!

Why are you trying to make things more interesting? You may need to get more self confidence. You don;t need to work hard to get people attention. If you are confident it automatically will make you more attractive.

Ask yourself "Do I need to lie? Can I say this without lying?" If you do this every time you feel like you want to or have to lie, you'll reduce your lying a lot. I used to do the same thing as you (I still do, but not nearly as much) and questioning why I'm about to lie really helps.

First, I think it's a mistake to get too tangled up in knots about something like "I need help to stop lying" and "I need to embrace the truth". These are both abstractions that tend to lead one into dangerous territory if pressed too hard. What do you *really* need to do? I say, you need to be yourself. Now sometimes, people lie because they don't know how to be themself in a particular situation -- i.e. how to be true to themselves and still "get the job done", where the job is whatever needs to happen in the situation. So that's where this "white lying" comes in a lot. But if you get all worried about trying to be a "truth teller", you miss the actual door that leads to freedom: why tell the truth? Is there some external authority who will punish you? Are you worried about Karma, or God, or being caught? I say that the main reason to tell the truth is because that's the shortest path to being yourself. Most of the time. There are exceptions: if you're hiding Jews in the attic and the Nazis bang on the door, you SHOULD lie. That's the correct action. But most of the time, telling the truth allows you to be yourself more than lying does. So if you have "I want to be myself" as a high priority, it provides a motivation for telling the truth which doesn't turn you into a victim or subject of some external force. That *should* do the trick, if you appreciate the true power of being yourself.

Before you "embrace" it, tell it how pretty it is and buy it some flowers?! ;-)

You'll stop when the truth bites you in the behind a few too many times, like OUCH, not just ouch, and you realize it's just stupid to lie, it isn't more interesting, and now it's a bad habit and people like you less because of it. -doesn't this ring of personal experience?

a saying comes to mind... you don't have to lie to kick it! but you do have to kick the habit... lies only cause more trouble and eventually the truth ends up being best for all... not necessarily the best for you... realize how selfish it is to lie and move on day by day i guess

is this question a lie too?

Could it be that you don't like who you are and you lie to make yourself someone you aren't? You will feel stronger as a person when you tell the truth. Even when accused of a wrong action, I only do what I feel justified in doing therefore I readily admit what I do and back it up if need be. Make a list of the things you're grateful for. Read them aloud every day. One more thing . . . compliment someone everyday (truthfully). It will do more to make you feel good than it even does them. These things are a start to stop trying to make yourself someone you're not.

OK You get in trouble because you lie. Your lies kick you in the butt just about every time. People DO NOT LIKE liars cause they never know when you're telling the truth. YOU are a liar. Therefore: People do not like you because you lie, and when you say something they do not know if it's true or not. Therefore if it's true it will make no difference. You will probably be ignored, among other things. Hope you don't need their help in an emergency.

Just remember. If you tell the truth you don't need to keep your story straight. It will keep itself straight.

Sounds like you are in need of a lot of attention and you now got so use to lying that it has become normal for you to lie on a daily basis. Seek counseling. You must have low self esteem. I hope you find help soon! Good Luck!

The truth will set you free, and the truth is that you're probably fooling no one, just making a fool of yourself. I have a friend who constantly lies, and I know she is lying, and it makes me question everything she says. I'm sure some of what she says is valid, but I never believe it. Next time you want to lie, just picture everyone groaning to themselves wondering what you're going to make up this time.