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Re: RESONS WHY PEOPLE LIE


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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




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