Why We Lie

To recognize why we lie is to recognize ones way of thinking.

There is many reason why we lie but the one am going to focus is fear. Fear is a common motivation for lying. In children and in our younger days lying about something we did was a way to get out of the fear of our parents "blowing up" on us. I remember it as a way to buy me time from being punished when I knew that I did something wrong. In most children they lie when they know they did something wrong because they fear what there parents will do to them.


Making it a habit when someone becomes older comes with constant practice. People that "lie by reflex" when confronted shows that they made this a habit. Habitual liars are often strengthened by dealing with hostile confrontations; making them wonderful car salesman and lawyers.

Kids often model their parents and how they talk to other people. If the parents lie often then there kids will lie often. The quote "like mother like son" comes to mind at this time. This dilemma to how to shield children from lies is impossible but to moderate what we say could help. By making telling the truth a instruction and a example we could fix the problem.

Many people lie because they are over prediction. They learn as a child to over predict the answer or reaction to what there going to do or say. Mostly this habit is made when the person at a young age is not given clear boundaries. To try to stop this many parents should provide clear boundaries and make sure that they are negotiable because if there are to many restrictions this can promote a lying behaviour.

I can't agree or disagree with the way we lie because we all do it; yes it's bad but sometimes it gets us out of bad problems. Many times I have lied and it gets me into more trouble or it would help me out depending on the issue. I think the pics used will show u what am talking about.