Can This Man Stop Lying?

NYT HEALTH: Can This Man Stop Lying?
By Ellen Barry and Dave Sanders
Section: Health
Source: New York Times
Published Date: November 29, 2022 at 02:00AM
Christopher Massimine, whose compulsive lying derailed a promising career in theater, maintains that it’s a mental illness that has dogged him since childhood.

Imageis referenced in the book, it was possible to stop. She started lying as a teenager, a “chubby immigrant girl who spoke with an accent,” hoping to win sympathy with over-the-top stories of a drive-by shooting or a fall from a roof. Over time, though, keeping track of the lies became stressful and complicated. And as she developed deeper relationships, friends began calling her bluff.

“You can’t trust them, but you find yourself getting sucked into trusting them because, otherwise, you can’t talk to them,” said Timothy R. Levine, a professor at the University of Alabama Birmingham who has published widely on deception.Mr. Massimine is cautious about joining group conversations where people are swapping stories, knowing that he may feel the urge to fabricate.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/29/health/lying-mental-illness.html

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