Pathological Lying: Case Studies
(These case studies were sent to by Osric University by Internet users and by no means reflect the research of Osric University scholars.)
Desc. of 17-year-old female pathological liar:
I am writing about my daughter "Patricia" who is in a residential treatment
facility - again. She has been a pathological liar for most of her life.
[Her lies have] expanded into unbelievable stories. The stories are based
partially in fact but are so extraordinary that it astounds us. She is so good at
lying that she can convince people that what she says is the absolute truth,
but generally we catch on after the damage is done.
There does not seem to be any remorse from her; she does it because she
wanted something and we would not give it to her or [generally for her own gain].
Patricia is 17 and we are at a loss as to what to do with her when she
turns 18 in November.
She has told all of her friends that she was pregnant and
we kicked her out. She told us that she did not want to live with our rules
so she was going to move in with her boyfriend's parents. She 'miscarried"
two days later. When we got together with the other parents a week and a
half later, we compared notes.
These are the stories she told:
She pretended to have diabetes by stealing my husband's syringes; she also
pretended to pass out, calling the boyfriend to come and revive her at all
hours of the night. She told the boyfriend that she had been to the
residential school the first time to have a baby and now the old boyfriend's
parents were suing us for grandparental rights. All of this is crazy.
I believe Patricia has a mental illness. My husband does not. Our
counselor agrees with me and feels it is very serious, which scares both of
us. I think Patricia is borderline personality disorder, but I'm not ruling
out anti-social disorder, bi-polar disorder, oppositional defiant disorder,
or conduct disorder.
Updated 10-14-2001. Problems? Contact chris
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