a person who lies all the time and feels the need to show off every chance they get??

Question

Is that some kind of mental illness? It seems this person cant help it and has no way of controling it. Do pathalogical liars feel the need to show off 24/7? Also Is it herditary?.. because that persons grandmother is the same way! What can that person do to get better?

i used to think that they were being raised that way or had to do with their upbringing but i got to know this person's other family members and they are all very healthy cool people. they all know how this person is and say that this person has been that way ever since she was a child. her sisters or brothers are not like that. makes u wonder!

Answer 1

Some people have what are called "personality disorders". These develop in the first year of life. The infant finds out that they will not get love for being just "who they are"; they have to do certain behaviors to get "conditional" love from the parents.

This person may have needed to entertain and to make happy (by lying) a depressed parent figure. The parent figure may have been male or female; may have been drunk or depressed; but the child realized that just by being normal the parent figure would ignore him or her. By showing off, suddenly the parent showed interest! By saying, "There's an elephant in my bedroom," suddenly the parent showed interest!

In little ways like that, the parent essentially "taught" the person: you can't get love by being who you are; you must show off & tell lies in order to get love from others.

Lessons learned early in life are HARD to get over in teenage & adulthood! Still, with good, ongoing therapy with a skilled therapist, even personality disorders can be treated & helped.

Answer 2

it's not a mental illness.
being a liar is not hereditary.
we learn to lie through internal and external environment.
a person who loves to show off is probably someone who has no friends, but thinks otherwise.

What can that person do to get better?
be a GOOD and REAL friend to him/her and he/she will appreciate you for that.
that's the best thing YOU can do.

talk to him/her that you know it is a lie.

but how do you know if it is a lie or not?

you can know everything - both truth and lies and why he/she is lying. be the most faithful friend. and even the most arrogant, selfish, pathetic, liar person you'll ever meet will be a wonderful friend.

stop asking and do something good then make it a habit.

Answer 3

You lie or exaggerate if you have low self-esteem.

You feel the need to appear better to others than what you feel your are. It is a learned behavior, not genetic or hereditary.

People with this attitude can be dangerous in business, since they can exaggerate to customers about their decision making rights and abilities.
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Building on self-confidence requires you to stop focusing on yourself and to do more for others.

Set realistic goals for yourself.
As you meet each step toward a goal, recognize that you are successful and have the skills to move toward that goal. Over time your history of success will build your confidence, increase your abilities and you will no longer need to exaggerate.

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Answer 4

I think it's more of an addiction. You tell a little white, then you realize that you get a reaction. So you keep doing it. But instead of white lies, they get bigger and bigger. Until it's out of control. The person probably learned from their grandmother.I know someone like this. First, she said that her mom died from cancer. Then, she said it was murder. We don't even know if she's alive or dead!!!!!! I feel sorry for these people.

Answer 5

It can be something inherited, I think..but don't forget, they have been raised around it, and it was ingrained that that kind of behavior is alright..some do need to have the feeling of importance, as they have low self esteem