mythomaniacs
Pathological untruth tellers
Mythomaniacs are people with a compulsive tendency to lie or exaggerate, often elaborately and without clear motive.
The condition—mythomania—goes beyond ordinary lying; mythomaniacs may half-believe their own fabrications or spin tales reflexively: The mythomaniacs in the support group swapped stories about the stories they'd told.
One who speaks falsely
- fabricatorCreator of lies
- deceiverOne who tricks others
- falsifierOne who distorts truth
- impostorOne feigning another's identity
charlatan · fraudster · con-artist · hoaxer · trickster · bluffer · fibber · phony
Unable to stop oneself
- disorderAbsence of organization
- psychiatricOf mental health treatment
- delusionStubbornly held false belief
- dysfunctionAbnormal or unhealthy operation
maladaptive · diagnosis · treatment · therapy · neurosis · psychosis · confabulation · habitual
Excessive admiration of oneself
- grandiosityExaggerated sense of importance
- egocentrismViewing all through oneself
- attention-seekingCraving others' focus
- validationConfirming truth or accuracy
self-aggrandizement · insecurity · denial · dissociation · self-deception · histrionic · borderline · manipulation
liar
One who speaks falsely
- fabricatorCreator of lies
- deceiverOne who tricks others
- falsifierOne who distorts truth
impostor · charlatan · fraudster · con-artist · hoaxer · trickster · bluffer · fibber · phony · pretender
compulsive
Unable to stop oneself
- disorderAbsence of organization
- psychiatricOf mental health treatment
- delusionStubbornly held false belief
dysfunction · maladaptive · diagnosis · treatment · therapy · neurosis · psychosis · confabulation · habitual · chronic
narcissism
Excessive admiration of oneself
- grandiosityExaggerated sense of importance
- egocentrismViewing all through oneself
- attention-seekingCraving others' focus
validation · self-aggrandizement · insecurity · denial · dissociation · self-deception · histrionic · borderline · manipulation · gaslighting
fabulist
Moral tale composer
- fantasistCreator of fictions
mythomaniacstruth-tellers
Those who state facts
straight shooters · straight talkers · whistleblowers · confessors · fact-checkers