stackyFACTSLying about what you ate for breakfast when the truth was perfectly fine. Pathological lying involves the chronic behavior of compulsive deception for no tangible benefit. They will invent a highly detailed backstory about meeting a celebrity just to pass the time at a bus stop.
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