Compulsive liars

[Irish24]

I find people that constantly lie about things incredibly difficult to deal with and I find myself having very little to no empathy as it obviously comes from a place of insecurity, depression on their part. I just find it incredibly hard to deal with and I can’t be around people like that. If they have lied about things before and then tell you that something has happened I question whether it’s true or not even if i find out it is true. I don’t want to come across that I don’t care but if i just don’t know what’s true and what’s not then I don’t know what to do. Has anyone had to deal with this? I find myself putting up extreme boundaries when it comes to this behaviour and coming off stand offish around others and not letting anyone in even if it’s genuine. I don’t know if this is trauma but I don’t want to push genuine people away

If someone is constantly lying to you to the point where it is bringing you down and impacting other relationships- STOP! Back away. You don't need that in your life. There are plenty of people in the world who don't feel the need to lie 24/7.

My exh was a liar.. Compulsive liar. Our marriage actually ended when I caught him out of a whopper....
He didn't even argue when I listed my reasons via solicitor...

Depends on which ‘people’ you are referring to. If a fully grown adult who should know better then YANBU. If a child or confused teenager then there is probably something real going on that’s making them lie.

Adults. I had an ex friend who either exaggerated stories about things that happened to her or else made up lies about these constant medical investigations that I’ve no idea actually even happened. She also accused one of my friends of attacking her which turned out was not true. And she wonders why I don’t bother or speak to her anymore. Same thing happened with a family member and I also got rid of another friend who was doing the same thing. I just sometimes think am I living a boring life well if I am then I am happy with that. All these dramatic stories would put ears on you

My sadly now deceased SIL waa a compulsive liar,she told some proper whoppers honestly i think she beleived her own lies
After her sudden death a friend of hers wrote an obitituaty about her claiming she was a talented swimmer who had successfully swum the English channel in youth ,my sil must have told her friend this
She hsd never been swimming anywhere but the local baths.

Biggest liar i know of is my own mother.
She believes her own lies.

Snap! And my sister!

Someone I knew who lie as easily as he breathed. It#s as if lying was their natural language. Sometimes it was to cover up something they had done, or spin stories to make them sound more interesting than they are.

When caught in a lie or called out on something they did, they'll either deny it, or pretend they forgot about it because it was so long ago, or that you had got it wrong or it must have been somebody else who said or did it.

YANBU, people like that are incredibly difficult to deal with people you don't know what is real and what is fake.

Yep my dm. Makes all kinds of shit up. Usually to manipulate you into doing something. I have a colleague I suspect tells lies. It doesn't really affect me so I don't really mind it. But an ex friend, that did bother me. You can't keep offering support and things when you know what they're telling you is rubbish.

Agree with this. I was abused as a child and I told horrific lies for years afterwards