Lying Hurts Everyone, but Especially the Liar
Why do people lie? Why do some people seem to NOT be able to tell the truth even when the truth is clearly obvious or evident? What makes a person tell lies instead of the truth?
Liars eventually get caught in their tangled web of lies and deceitfulness. Lying hurts the liar and those who are subjected to the lies of the liar. Lying hurts relationships and it makes the liar untrustworthy. A liar violates the trust others may have had in them when they are caught in their lies. Liars seem to carry an enormous amount of burden upon their shoulders. Think about it..... if you tell a lie, then you have to live a lie and in order to live a lie, you have to remember all the lies you tell and to whom. Remembering the lies becomes quite a heavy burden. Even if the liar lies just a little bit.....the pain they cause hurts a lot. Finding out someone you trusted has lied in such a horrific ways makes you wonder why they did this to begin with? It causes you to wonder why they would not just ruin a relationship, but completely break any possibilities of trusting.
Lying can spill over into other areas of your life such as on the job, with co-workers and employees if you run your own business. Some people lie so much that they believe their lies and it then becomes their "truth". They become habitual liars. People who discover their friend or family member has lied, feels cheated; especially when the lie is about them or becomes personal.
Why do people feel compelled to lie? First we must understand why the person has lied to begin with. Are they afraid of the truth? Are they afraid of being caught of wrong-doing? Do they lie because there is something they want and feel the only way to get it is to lie? Compulsive or habitual liars seem to be very lonely people. Some liars must embellish stories so that others will befriend or like them.....or so, thinks the liar. A liar who embellishes stories just to win over "friends" will eventually lose their
Liars eventually get caught in their tangled web of lies and deceitfulness. Lying hurts the liar and those who are subjected to the lies of the liar. Lying hurts relationships and it makes the liar untrustworthy. A liar violates the trust others may have had in them when they are caught in their lies. Liars seem to carry an enormous amount of burden upon their shoulders. Think about it..... if you tell a lie, then you have to live a lie and in order to live a lie, you have to remember all the lies you tell and to whom. Remembering the lies becomes quite a heavy burden. Even if the liar lies just a little bit.....the pain they cause hurts a lot. Finding out someone you trusted has lied in such a horrific ways makes you wonder why they did this to begin with? It causes you to wonder why they would not just ruin a relationship, but completely break any possibilities of trusting.
Lying can spill over into other areas of your life such as on the job, with co-workers and employees if you run your own business. Some people lie so much that they believe their lies and it then becomes their "truth". They become habitual liars. People who discover their friend or family member has lied, feels cheated; especially when the lie is about them or becomes personal.
Why do people feel compelled to lie? First we must understand why the person has lied to begin with. Are they afraid of the truth? Are they afraid of being caught of wrong-doing? Do they lie because there is something they want and feel the only way to get it is to lie? Compulsive or habitual liars seem to be very lonely people. Some liars must embellish stories so that others will befriend or like them.....or so, thinks the liar. A liar who embellishes stories just to win over "friends" will eventually lose their