I lie constantly for attention. What's wrong with me and what can I do to stop?

[Rummy.. Chalk.]

I've always been a bloody liar, for as long as I can remember and it gets completely out of hand. I've lied about everything, absolutely everything you could think of. Abuse, pregnancies, my name, who my parents are, rape, marital status... It's like they just come out. I like the attention and I want to add something to the conversation to make me stand out and put the focus on me. I feel like a freak and a sociopath, just without the murdering end. I feel like I'm sick. What's wrong with me? And do you have any suggestions for me about what I could do to stop bloody lying because it's pretty well making me depressed and miserable.

I've already tried therapy many times. I just lied to the therapist so it was a severe waste of time and cash.

[Dunk]

Wear an elastic band around your wrist. Every time you lie, snap the elastic band as hard as you can. If you can associate lying with pain, it's possible you can stop it.

[Roxanne]

I'm not certified in this field, but here's my go at it:

I also found myself lying to people very close to me and I still do. Something I do to reduce the amount of lies I tell is by counting them everyday. I keep a journal with the numbers and the lies that I remember. That helped me because now I avoid lying more.

hope I helped!

[ixseexstars]

Stop going out, stop tlaking to people, stop getting on Facebook, Instagram, twitter, whatever. Seriously. you will go crazy and drown yourself in these lies. cut yourself off from people and talk to yourself, out loud, alone. tell yourself what your favorite color is, favorite person, where you go to school where you work, etc. all facts about yourself. after you've said it all, you need to realize that everything you just said, defines YOU. Your lying stems from wanting to sound better than the next person or to want to have a better name than the next person. you need to LOVE YOURSELF and know that the right people in your life will love you too. Also, lying is a sin. so you should talk to God and admit to the lies and ask him to forgive you. He will comfort you more than any other.

[Lainie]

Well at least you admit to having a problem. Now you have to focus on the one mental health agency that can help you bring your habits under control. Yes, I say habits because I believe that is what you have; a very bad habit.