Thursday, January 7, 2010
What to do about possible excessive liars?
So there's a girl I know who is by far the most interesting person I know. She claims to have a dad who's a genius engineer and so earns a lot of money, hence her being rich and spoiled. She says she has more than 10 cars, 3 houses, a small island, credit cards, multiple iPods and several cell phones. She also claims to have been raped, had a friend who committed suicide, have met Johnny Depp and have a grandma who went out with my algebra teacher. (Apparently she read this in her grandma's diary, though she just moved to Alaska so I don't know how they knew my algebra teacher!) I want to feel sorry for this happy, entertaining girl who tells so many sad life stories, but at the same time it's a little hard to believe all this. I've researched a few lie-detecting techniques and I'll try to remember them the next time I talk to her. Any advice, people?
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I had a friend like this once. I just listened to his stories and acted unimpressed with his tall tales. Just listen to her and let her know you are listening. But don't confornt her apparetn lies, they are most likley harmless bragging used to maintain your attention so that she has someone to talk to.
ReplyDeleteYes, I suppose...but whenever I act unimpressed she acts sad and it's really awkward. Plus some of them seem to be true so I don't know which ones to believe.
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Could be harmless bragging, could be a sign of a psychosocial disorder where she wants attention. I would say congratulate her and play along with it somewhat. Don't act completely unimpressed, but have a safe wariness about what she says.
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