I've had a lying problem since childhood. It's difficult to explain. Of course when I was younger it would be lies that made me look cooler. But now it's lies that are supposed to attract sympathy or make me look like a victim. I've lied about terrible things and I've taken advantage of people's emotions. I know I'm a bad person. I just want to know the cause of all of this. I'm not asking for a diagnosis but rather a distinction I suppose.