Canuck76

One of the hardest parts of being an alcoholic is the constant lying. When I drink, I just come up with the most needless lies. Mainly as a cover story to hide my drinking. Harmless lies like telling friends or family I am doing something I am not. For example, I am going away to a visit a friend, yet just drinking alone.

I won't remember the lie a few days later, but when asked "how was your trip?", I scramble to remember what I said and have to lie again....uuggh

labgirl

Ph my gosh. Yes I relate

lessgravity

Not sure about pathological, but yes of course - the lies the drunk tells permeate everything, including your psyche and being, and you confuse your self with the deciet.

Ridding myself of this exact self-inflicted misery remains one of the most wonderful aspects of getting sober.
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Anna

Yes, lying so much. And, it was exhausting.

Dee74

Yeah - and for no real reason either., Glad to leave that behind

good to hear from you Canuck - hows things?

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Hevyn

That was one of the worst side effects. I was so disoriented & confused most of the time. It cause me to lose credibility with people who were important to me. One of many reasons I'm so thankful to be free.

wildflower70

Yes, oh gosh the lies. For me it was the lies to get out of work.

I ran out of family members who had supposedly died or were sick

Never again.

Purpleman

Not pathological, but when I needed to bend the truth I did it without a problem

RollMeAway

SIB

Not only the cover lies but also making plans with someone or saying you are going to do something when drunk and then not even remembering the next day.

Flower2327

Yes. I don't know how many drunk 3AM emails to work about having "a stomach bug" I sent, or how many times I cancelled plans - or even told someone I was out of town - because I wanted to shut myself up in the house and drink myself to oblivion. That was not living.

JamesSquire

I only had one

bexxed

It’s so freeing, not lying anymore. Profound, really. God I’m so grateful. Thanks for this.

JamesSquire

It's may be pathological but I believe more so survival. You have to lie so you can go on.

least

I lied to my kids about my drinking. I lost my credibility with them.

kinzoku

Not pathological, but it wasn't pretty.

A lot of trips to the "store" to get "snacks".

Daisybelle

I lied to my husband and my family about my drinking, the people who matter most to me, all kinds of ridiculous lies to avoid the truth, The best part about being sober for me is being truthful and not having that awful guilty feeling in the pit of my stomach constantly. It's so liberating.

Meraviglioso

Oh least, this touched me. This is the same for me and oh how it hurts.

PeacefulWater12

Yes. The endless, exhausting lies. Awful, awful awful.

Such hard soul destroying work. To cover up, to get out of responsibilities, duck out of arrangements with friend, family, work etc.

To move blame from me for something (where it should have been) onto someone else.

I am so very grateful not to have to do any of this any more.

I live in a way that I do not need to lie.

Great to read this thread today.