Mythomania, mental disorder when people often to create their own lie

News24xx.com - Mythomania is compulsive behavior or chronic lying habits. According to the Health Line website, pathological lies are different from white lies that are commonly used to avoid getting involved in problems or hurting someone's feelings.

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Pathological liars often lie without obvious reasons, although some can indeed caused by mental conditions such as antisocial personality disorder (sociopathy). That frustrates others because they cannot know whether the story is true.

Although known for centuries, universally pathological lies have no definitions. And it is still debated among mental health experts whether this behavior is included in mental health disorders.

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"Pathological lying is not included in either the World Health Organization (DSM-5) Statistics or Diagnosis Manual (ICD-10)" said Dr. Mark Griffiths, psychologist and director of the International Gaming Research Unit in the Psychology Division of Nottingham Trent University, quoted from Psychologia.

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