Lying, and Pathological Lying, What's the Difference? Pathological lying: Pathological lying is deceit or deception which is entirely unreasonable, with no gain or payback in return. People lie usually to get out of doing something or to avoid punishment the lie is intended; a pathological liar may not even know that he has told a lie. This lying hardly, if at all, centers on a distinct event, even if evident in very few cases for …showed first 75 words of 359 total…

…showed last 75 words of 359 total…more regularly, stammer or talk in a slightly higher and much quicker voice when they lie. As people grow older their lies may get more believable. For those who routinely tell lies, these signs and symptoms don't occur very much if at all, and practically undetectable to the inexperienced person. Sometimes it is actually impossible to establish whether or not the individual is a true pathological liar or simply a fibber for a normal purpose.