Lions Don’t Lose Sleep Over the Opinions of Sheep

It’s been awhile. But I have an important topic that I think requires some valid discussion. Pathological Liars. Pathological lying, by definition, is: The compulsive urge to lie about matters big and small, regardless of the situation or the impact of the lie. It’s an issue- lying about things. Our parents always taught us that lying is wrong. Our parents, were not wrong about that. I can’t think of a single situation from my childhood where I may have lied to stay out of trouble, that did not result in me getting in MORE trouble than I would have had I not lied. 

I can think of one VERY good example of this from my childhood. I told my parents they were dropping me and my neighborhood friends off at the movies to see Home Alone 2. Instead, we went to see Bram Stoker’s Dracula. I came out of the movies with my friends, laughing like we had just seen the funniest movie ever, to my Dad, saying “Hey, Home Alone 2 let out twenty minutes ago, where have you been??” Busted. I got in trouble. Not because I saw Dracula instead of Home Alone 2... but because I lied about it. 

A bigger issue than just lying about things, is lying about them pathologically, with zero to no regard to how big or small the lie is. My movie lie didn’t change the course of anyone’s life. My dad lost twenty minutes outside of The Strand theatre, waiting for me and my friends- but there weren’t any life altering repercussions to that lie. When you tell lies specifically meant to hurt people, you’re a special brand of crazy. Which brings me to my next point- pathological lying is a very large symptom of mental illness. If you find yourself unable to stop lying, you may want to seek medical attention. Borderline Personality Disorder, Sociopathy and Narcissistic Personality Disorder all list pathological lying as one of the main symptoms.

Beyond ALL of that- how about we just agree that lying is bad, mmkay? You never look good doing it- in fact, I’d venture to say that it REALLY makes you look a lot fatter than you are. It causes wrinkles, and gaps in your teeth, and eventually makes it so that no one wants to be your friend. Speak only the truth, I promise it will set you free. 

I’m going to end this with one more tidbit that I think is important to point out- typically, when someone is accusing you of something you did not do, it’s because they’re actually guilty of doing it themselves. Stop accusing people of things they did not do, or of wrong doing in situations you were not party to. Do you want facts? Ask questions. I don’t hold grudges, but I damn sure remember facts.