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According to a medically reviewed article by Medicine Net, a compulsive liar lies out of habit.

Compulsive liars bend the truth about everything, large or small.

For a compulsive liar, telling the truth is very awkward and uncomfortable, while lying feels right. Compulsive lying is

usually thought to develop in early childhood, due to being placed in an environment where lying

was necessary and routine. A lot of compulsive liars find it easy to avoid confrontations with

truth, hence they stick to lying. Compulsive liars may it easy to avoid confrontations with truth, hence they stick to lying.

Compulsive liars may or may not experience a mental disorder. Compulsive liars are not

overly manipulative and cunning. Rather, they simply lie out of habit, which is an automatic

response that is hard to break and one that takes its toll on a relationship.

Compulsive liars lie due to several reasons. However, it may always be easy to find out if they are lying because their stories do not add up.

They are also obvious and display the classic lying behaviors, such as avoiding eye contact,

breaking out into a sweat, and tripping over their words or rambling.

They often lie for no clear reason and sometimes for no real benefit.

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