Tag: compulsive liar mental illness
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What Is It Really Like To Live With Mental Illness?
More people than ever are speaking up about living with mental illness. As revealed by the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), approximately 1 in 5 US adults is diagnosed with mental illness every year. Even worse, NAMI reports that over 11.2 million Americans are severely affected by mental illness to an extent of interfering…
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Psychologists Explain 7 Reasons Compulsive Liars Think It’s Okay To Lie
Compulsive liars have an aversion to telling the truth. According to psychologist and author, David J. Ley, Ph.D., compulsive liars “get so accustomed to lying that they do so even when there is no clear purpose, and when their lies are easily disproven, leaving everyone scratching their heads over the point of their deceptions.” Even if…