Guardian Magazine
The real question isn’t whether you are being lied to, but why ‘tall tales’ land so heavily with you When I was 21, I went on a girls’ trip with university friends. Over dinner , one of the girls, who was known for being a liar, announced she had just heard from her doctor that she had cancer and needed chemotherapy . She never had chemotherapy and most of the group (especially me) stopped socialising with her after that. Five years later, she admitted she had been lying. Recently, a new person joined my work and I think she may be a liar of similar proportions. We get along very well , are a similar age and are both chatty. She is also an over-sharer. According to her, this has been the worst six months of her life , involving injuries, escapades and traumatic events, some of which feel untrue. I feel I have to believe her or I’ll be the worst person ever . Yet, my instincts and life experience tell me these things are probably fiction or at least heavily exaggerated. Continue reading...
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