How can I stop being a compulsive liar?

To stop being a compulsive liar is extremely difficult because this is something that you have become accustomed to. But there are numerous occurrences of changing our own behaviors each day. For example, if someone wants to stop eating meat, then it takes baby steps to do so. It can start with something as little as "today, I'm going to eat meat only once". The same thing can be said for Compulsive lying. Start by working on things that you can tell the truth about, focus on something small and gradually take steps that way. If you always lie about where you're going, try going to the place you're saying that you're going once a week, then twice, and so on. Same thing if you're lying about how much money you've spent today, as another example. Work by making that number within $20 of your total spending for that day. Then gradually get it to within $1 and then you'll easily be able to tell the truth regarding that subject. But everything comes over time. The first step towards becoming a better you is believing in yourself. Someone believes in you and you should too. But if you feel that no one you know does, then know that I believe in you. To quote Mean Girls "You go Glenn Coco!"

Self reflection. Think before you speak. Ask a close friend that you trust to tell you when you may be lying. Become more aware with the help of others that you feel are nonjudgmental.

Becoming mindful of your speech. It takes practice but it will pay off in the long run. Throughout the day try to remind yourself that you need to be honest. The more often you remind yourself this, the easier it will be to be aware of your compulsive lying behavior when it happens. Then, this awareness will in turn make it easier for you to stop lying.

For me, lying to someone derives from personal insecurities. You might feel like you have to make yourself sound and look better to impress the other person, and that's when you create lies. Each individual may choose different ways to overcome insecurities, but a go-to approach is definitely self love for me. Once you are confident in yourself, you wont feel the urge to bend the truth because you accept the truth and are happy with it. Be confident in who you are, accept and love your weaknesses and you will flourish into a person that has nothing to hide and is radiating positive energy.

First of all I think that you should understand why are you a compulsive liar. Why do you need the urge to lie? Why can not you tell the truth? I know that it is really difficult to answer, but just try to it. When a person will ask you something, before of answering, take a breath and count. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5... think deeply about the answer. Do you feel the urge to lie? Why? Are you embarrased from saying the truth? Do you think that he or she will judge you? Well, If yes, you should be proud about youself.

We usually lie when we perceive the truth as dangerous. We want to keep up some appearances in order not to experience something - rejection, criticism, etc. You could think what you get from lying or from what it protects you - what is the purpose of that in your life. And then you could try thinking if these reasons really are valid and what experiences from the past made you believe so. You could also look at your relationships - do you lie in all of them or only in some? What is the common factor of these relationships? Or maybe in some of them it is much easier to be truthful than in others? Then you could try keeping to the truth in the ones that it seems less dangerous... I wish you all the best in overcoming this challenge

I think I might try to gain an understanding as to why you feel you need to make things up. I wonder if you could get to the point that you like and accept yourself as you are if the need to fabricate would be diminished.

Practice telling the truth. Start small like saying what you ate for lunch or what it is that you are wearing. Then just keeping building on telling the truth so that it becomes a habit.

Start being honest. Dont hide and speak the truth. It may be difficult, but you can overcome it in small steps.

Firstly think of what made you become one. Maybe someone hurt you so you started lying to protect yourself from being hurt? hmm..