Posted by kay on March 16, 2002 at 20:22:14:
In Reply to: Re: RESONS WHY PEOPLE LIE posted by Robyn on October 03, 2001 at 15:11:08:
: : 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
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: : : THESE ARE THE REASONS WHY PEOPLE LIE - PLEASE ADD TO THIS LIST IF YOU CAN!!!!
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: : : 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