Re: RESONS WHY PEOPLE LIE

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: :because they found honesty received judgments and criticism : : : The thrill of *almost* being caught : : The self-effacable confidence of knowing something another does not. : : To escape a truth or realism you find unpalatable or in conflict with your own values. : : To make ourselves feel better : : To make others feel better : : To give confidence (kinda like the above, but subtly different) : : To gain advantage : : To hide themselves from memories of past hurt : : Because it worked before : : It worked for someone else (brother, sister, friend etc) : : Because they don't know better : : Feelings of insecurity : : Peer group pressure : : To get out of doing something : : To divert attention to someone else : : To get thru a day in life : : : : : THESE ARE THE REASONS WHY PEOPLE LIE - PLEASE ADD TO THIS LIST IF YOU CAN!!!! : : : : : : To get out of trouble : : : To cover up the truth : : : So they won't hurt people's feelings : : : Just to see if they can get away with it : : : Save your butt : : : No apparent reason : : : Because others lied to them : : : Just because you can : : : It's a habit : : : It's a disorder : : : They feel they can handle the situation themselves of they postpone it for a little while : : : To buy themselves time : : : To get what they want : : : To place the blame on someone or something else for their screw-ups : : : To size a person up : : : To see what kind of reaction they recieve from certain comments or answers : : : To decieve someone into doing something they don't want to or shouldn't

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