I’m after a word

[Quicksilver212121]

Hi all, I’m after a word for someone who fabricates things from nothing.

For example, dropping children off at mothers house and talking to my daughter who doesn’t want to go home and wants to stay with me. I tell my daughter quietly that she has to go home to mummy and that I will see her again very soon. The mother then believes fully that I have whispered things In her ear to antagonise the situation instead of help it. When told it’s untrue she fully believes the lie she created in her head and swears on the bible it’s true, even in court.

What would you call a person like this? Who creates something from nothing and believes it to be fully true.

Thanks for your help on this.

Fantasist?

Delusional?
Psychotic?

Pathological Liar probably fits the bill.

Twat?

Ahhh, got it! Actually 3 - politician, propogandist, and Brexiter! There you go.

@MawkishTwaddle 😂

If the person has form for confabubalation why whisper in front of them to a 3rd party?

Just say it out loud.

Are you SURE you're not enjoying the discomfiture of your ex wife at seeing an upset child after you've whispered in their ear?

Anxious, worried, stressed. The sort of person who will wonder why you are whispering if you have nothing to hide.

• confabulation.

No discomfort, to be honest I said it calmly and at my daughters level. The reason I’m after the word is because she creates something out of nothing a lot of the time. For instance another occasion was when she believed I liked this other woman and no amount of visible disliking for this other woman and reassurance would stop her mind from telling her what she believed to be the truth would change that. A valid point though! However I’m the type of person to avoid unnecessary confrontation at the door especially in front of our children. I can assure anyone who wants to know that i had no intention of causing the drama, just to reassure my daughter.

Anyway, I wasn’t after a debate on here. I feel confabulation is a good word for this one, I also believe she may have anxiety as after looking it up it seems to make sense. I will take better precautions when picking my children up and dropping them off from now on so as not to start her thinking too much on things.

I have to say though, it’s very difficult to change her point of view when she believes something is true.