We have all come across people who are obviously bluffing. The people who share overly exaggerated stories with claims of incredibly unrealistic experiences.

Such people are unaware of how blatant their fibs are and that they are coming across as ridiculously idiotic to others. They are, in fact, convinced that they are successfully fooling everyone and are very confident about it.

Are you aware that you might be coming across as such when you’re being untrue? Are you aware of how obvious your bullshit is when you exaggerate or outright lie about your life, stories, accomplishments, past, finances, etc.?

Most people will not call you out to your face. Why would they? Why do they care? They’ll smirk and move on. Do not be under the delusion that you are fooling everyone. You have to stop this right now.

I used to be an incredible bullshitter. So or I thought. It took me sincere and conscious introspection to get out of this pattern. Your lies create a powerful cage that imprisons you in your mind. Being sincere about accepting that you have this tendency is a fundamental step for those who wish to experience freedom from this slavery.

Understanding your motivations to lie might help illuminate why you do so. It might be because:

• You want to entertain your peers while seeking the attention of being acknowledged as the source of entertainment.
• You want to impress others with exaggerated stories of your amazing life and believe that your actual life is dull.
• You want to be more visible in the crowd while being scared of being invisible and ignored.
• You generally feel insecure about yourself while trying to preserve a made-up narrative about yourself.

Whether you are trying to assert your superiority or ashamed of being called out by others. The common theme comes down to wanting to feel acknowledged and validated. You must catch this tendency of craving attention from your subconscious and discard it altogether.

Let people think lowly of you. It doesn’t matter, you’ll be fine. Let them think of you as a loser. That way, you’ve even less to justify yourself to them. Let your crush not be attracted to you, and be free from the stress of maintaining a relationship based on a lie.

Get over the fear of being alone. It doesn’t matter if you’re left by yourself. You get to accomplish your goals without any disturbance.

Don’t worry. You will be fine. You do not have to lie to fit in with the world.

Be genuine with your expression, and you will find your tribe – the people who genuinely relate to who you actually are. They are out there looking for you right now.