Question Posted Saturday January 15 2005, 11:03 am
this is not good at all. one of my best friends (lets call her Sarah but thats not her real name) i think is a compulsive liar. she lies about everything...or so we suspect. her cousin told me that a disease like that runs in her family. but she lies about everything. here are some of the things:
-she told me she got raped and went to court for it. one time she told me she went to court at 8:00p.m but court isnt open that late
-she told me she has a boyfriend but nobodys ever talked to him except on AIM (and she has 2 computers so it might just be her) and yeah, she gave us a picture of him but its weird because i found the exact smae picture on BuddyPic and the names didnt match up
-when i talk to her on AIM she always says i feel so sick im gonna go make myself throw up im anorexic
-she told me she had a signature of somebody famous that i really like and she said i could have it. then next day she came in with it and it looked NOTHING like the real signature and it looked like her handwriting
there are more things but im just too stressed out. i DO NOT want to talk to her about it because one of my other friends confronted her about the lying and she almost commited suicide. she's really scaring me. she lied about getting RAPED...or so we THINK cause its not 100% sure. i tried to talk to my best friend about all this cause he knows whats going on with Sarah, but he told me that he belives her about all this because nobody else will. its freaking me out...a lot. i love her so much and i dont want to lose her. but i cant believe anything she says! and im afraid that if one day something bad really does happen, im not gonna beleive her. what should i do? PLEASE HELP! i have more info if you need it...just ask for my email.
worshipthelizardking answered Monday January 17 2005, 2:27 pm: A girl I knew told me she was a test tube baby and that she was born in four different places at once. Some girls are just really lame. Tell her parents and get her help before she starts lying about Brittany Spears coming to sing at her birthday party. (Yes I heard that one too)
azngemini answered Sunday January 16 2005, 10:40 pm: I would seriously hate her if I were you. maybe she's just doing it for the attention. I used to have a friend like that, but after I confronted her and used the B word, I felt really awful.
maybe your friend also lied about commiting suicide. you can never trust her. she probably wasnt even going to kill herself in the first place. it all goes back to being the center of attention... [ azngemini's advice column | Ask azngemini A Question ]
kristen22 answered Sunday January 16 2005, 1:33 am: Wow! There was a girl at my school I will never forget that told lies like that! Some ppl finally confronted her and told her if she was going to continue lyin to at least make it believable! Turns out she had a really bad homelife, a dad that beat her up, stayed in a house that most of the time didn't even have lights! When she told these lies, she was seeking attention from people. Negative attention, positive attention...it didn't matter. It was attention none the less. There might be something going on in her house. Suggest she talk to a school counselor, tell her you will even go with her! In such cases of lying to this extent some ppl have been diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder. [ kristen22's advice column | Ask kristen22 A Question ]
gabbyisRAD answered Saturday January 15 2005, 10:54 pm: I know a girl named Bailey who is exactly like her. Your friend is probably bypolar. Just tell her about how it makes you feel, or tell a counseler. [ gabbyisRAD's advice column | Ask gabbyisRAD A Question ]
bAbiixPhAtT3 answered Saturday January 15 2005, 8:05 pm: i think you should tell someone so she can get help because it sounds like she just wants attention and she doesnt want anyone to know shes lieing or you can tell her parents? im not sure about that one but you should tell someone so she can get help [ bAbiixPhAtT3's advice column | Ask bAbiixPhAtT3 A Question ]
ATyourSide247 answered Saturday January 15 2005, 7:39 pm: she may be a pathelogical liar. which means that she lies to the extent that it could be considered a disease. You cant help how she lies, only she can help herself to stop. Most likely if you ask her if shes lying she'll lie about it, so just tell her maybe about a friend that lies a lot and she'll get the clues...<33 [ ATyourSide247's advice column | Ask ATyourSide247 A Question ]
Babigurl answered Saturday January 15 2005, 7:38 pm: maybe you should pay more attention to her. not to her lies but to her as a person you know? maybe she reely is struggling with something and she`s making a bunch of lies up to cover it. or maybe she doesn`t feel like she fits in so she`s trying to get attention or trying to fit in with certain people. or maybe shes trying to make people feel sorry for her.. dont just blow it off tho. your friend "sarah" may have something seriosuly bugging her and you should find out before u go on making any assumptions
xO-sara [ Babigurl's advice column | Ask Babigurl A Question ]
babeoriental answered Saturday January 15 2005, 7:33 pm: well i mean if your love her so much then beleive her. maybe some things are true and some are not not everyone tells the truth 24/7 thats like inhuman lol but imean don't judge her until you kno something is 100% positive or else feelings can get hurt or maybe worse. [ babeoriental's advice column | Ask babeoriental A Question ]
lilgiggles answered Saturday January 15 2005, 11:20 am: okay... I think she's just lying for attention. Which is not a good thing... Lying about getting raped is SERIOUS! and shouldnt be joked around. If someone finds out she been saying that someone raped her and they didnt, she could get sued. Its one thing to lie about a famous person's signature but rape?? your friend has some problems and she wants a lot of attention. You need to talk to her about it so she knows that you know, shes lying and let her know she doesnt need to lie to fit in... *Hope i helped* [ lilgiggles's advice column | Ask lilgiggles A Question ]
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