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<blockquote data-quote="keista" data-source="post: 429487" data-attributes="member: 11965"><p>No lie, french fry. I noticed that a few days ago in other threads, and I've been here less than a week.</p><p></p><p><strong>TerryJ2</strong></p><p></p><p>No I don't think it's that simple. Definitely a part of it. When husband tells ppl that he's Apache and a descendant of a famous chief, ppl are in awe and just want to be near someone "famous" even if that fame is several times removed. Unfortunately, that lie has become a true delusion. He will insist until death that he is Apache, the back story might change, but he is Apache. Other lies, he will back down from - like the scholarship one, but turn it around and say I wasn't listening (for 13 years) because he got the scholarship and turned it down because he had to work, et al. </p><p></p><p>But also like my daughter told me, those fantasy lies are such a more "interesting" life. Hopefully I did intervene early enough with DD1 and those crazy lies continue to stay away. I'm sure it partly comes from a place of "I wish this was what my life was" 'Normal' ppl observe - daydream, read books, watch movies - liars attempt to create an alternate reality.</p><p></p><p>Just remembered two short stories I read in HS portraying mental illness "The Rocking Horse Rider" and "The Yellow Wallpaper" Sorry, not really relevant to this thread, but to entire site.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="keista, post: 429487, member: 11965"] No lie, french fry. I noticed that a few days ago in other threads, and I've been here less than a week. [B]TerryJ2[/B] No I don't think it's that simple. Definitely a part of it. When husband tells ppl that he's Apache and a descendant of a famous chief, ppl are in awe and just want to be near someone "famous" even if that fame is several times removed. Unfortunately, that lie has become a true delusion. He will insist until death that he is Apache, the back story might change, but he is Apache. Other lies, he will back down from - like the scholarship one, but turn it around and say I wasn't listening (for 13 years) because he got the scholarship and turned it down because he had to work, et al. But also like my daughter told me, those fantasy lies are such a more "interesting" life. Hopefully I did intervene early enough with DD1 and those crazy lies continue to stay away. I'm sure it partly comes from a place of "I wish this was what my life was" 'Normal' ppl observe - daydream, read books, watch movies - liars attempt to create an alternate reality. Just remembered two short stories I read in HS portraying mental illness "The Rocking Horse Rider" and "The Yellow Wallpaper" Sorry, not really relevant to this thread, but to entire site. [/QUOTE]
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