Liar liar pants on fire

[Quitter]

"Hey, how's it going?"
"I'm great, thanks for asking! [Hopefully I'll get run over by a truck and die on impact any day now]"

"I haven't really heard from you lately."
"Haha, yeah, I've been busy... [literally binged a whole Netflix series without getting up from the bed except to eat and shit because you're miserable and a chronic escapist]"

"So, what are you up to?"
"Oh, you know, I'm doing [something productive you gave up a long time ago but are too embarrassed to tell anyone]"

Anyone else lie constantly?

 

[Rachel74]

Every minute of every day, I hate my fake smile!

 

[Boochky]

All the time. Everything from I love you to I'm sick. I have no more fucks to give.

 

[Stan]

I still use the excuse of an operation I had 2 years ago not to go out

 

[Soundgarden]

Yeah, every day. It's all a part of the dance of life (ok, I actually mean death).

On the other hand, I would not want to hear all about other people's problems when I casually ask them how they're doing.

I guess if you have one person in your life to whom you can answer truthfully, then.... that is a lot! But how many of us have that?
@Stan Off topic
I actually considered Munch's painting as my avatar :-)

 

[Skathon]

I do not lie but tell the part of the truth that others wish to hear or will be able to accept.
Q: "How are you (doing/feeling)?"
A: "As usual."
Q: "What's new?"
A: "Nothing interesting."
Though, usually no one is interested in my condition.

 

[Soulless_Angel]

thankfully no one asks me how I am or what I am up too, I am ignored by all, saves awkward conversations I don't want!

 

[SinisterKid]

As my shrink of the time told me, suicidal ideation is perfectly ok and just because you have a thought does not mean you have to act on it. So when asked, I am honest and say, yeah, every day. When that doesn't happen anymore, I will be the first to admit it.

My stock answer is, plodding along because that is what I do. I dont bore people with my issues as mostly, they dont want to hear them anyway. The lie is not in the answers, but in the questions. Most people outside of this place dont give a fuck if you are suicidal or depressed or not. Its just platitudes, meaningless.

 

[burnedCookie]

I don't have to lie anymore since I no longer have a social life. But when I still had one then yes, it was easier to lie than to explain myself and my choices.

 

[andy69]

"Hey, how's it going?"
"I'm great, thanks for asking! [Hopefully I'll get run over by a truck and die on impact any day now]"

"I haven't really heard from you lately."
"Haha, yeah, I've been busy... [literally binged a whole Netflix series without getting up from the bed except to eat and shit because you're miserable and a chronic escapist]"

"So, what are you up to?"
"Oh, you know, I'm doing [something productive you gave up a long time ago but are too embarrassed to tell anyone]"

Anyone else lie constantly?

Don't feel bad about these types of lies. The person asking the the questions probably doesn't really want to know the truth. It is just a social convention people perform.

 

[Tabbyql]

24/7 my only aim in life atm is act like I'm fine,"normal", fake smiling so much. I'm mentally exhausted everyday. I'm being made to go to my bf family meal on Saturday. A whole night of wearing my mask. I can't do it. I get asked if I'm ok, and most of the time before I can even think to lie and say I'm fine. The subject is changed straight to them. I know 0 f**** are felt about me, which is fine cuz I give 0 about my self. I cannot trust anyone. Sigh.

 

[Alchemist]

It's normal to me. I just can't speak to other in person, even if I want to. Just dealing with people over the phone is hard enough, so I just use the usual pretend I'm okay to deal with it. I seems to be the way most people like it anyway since the moment there's a complaint they leave.

 

[sadgirl2002]

I'm constantly lying aswell, it's become a routine. I'm even starting to believe my own lies and the facade I put on.

 

[GemCami]

I cant even lie...im too tired and stressed and exhsusted to smile. Or to lie. I just avoid everything...

 

[weeks of the day]

Yeah. Saying that I'm feeling great in response to someone asking how I am is much easier than telling the truth. At some point it's going to look off that I'm supposedly fine all the time...

 

[Quitter]

Yeah. Saying that I'm feeling great in response to someone asking how I am is much easier than telling the truth. At some point it's going to look off that I'm supposedly fine all the time...

You just gotta throw in a few token "aw today I feel a tad under the weather :/"

 

[weeks of the day]

You just gotta throw in a few token "aw today I feel a tad under the weather :/"

Good idea :')

 

[TAW122]

Yes, it is incredibly frustrating and tiring (a good amount of time) to have to put a front just to keep others from meddling into my business and my personal life. However, to me it is a necessary action, not because I enjoy doing so nor because I like to, but because I have to if I don't want intervention or interference in my plans in the future. All I know is that if I lose my opportunity, means of escape, then I will resort to the next reliable method, which won't be as effective and could possibly result in collateral damage. That is something I wish to avoid, so until I CTB, if and when that time comes, I will always have to play it low key. It sucks but this is the most effective strategy that us rationally suicidal people have to be.

I also steer clear of arguing or debating these things with people who are around me IRL because I don't want to send any "red flags" to them to take action against me. It isn't fair and I do harbor a lot of resentment against them and their "well meaning" intentions because more oftenly than not, it's about what makes them happy, not sad, not about my interests.