Compulsive Lying Worksheet
By
HappierTherapy
Author bio
The Happier Therapy editorial team is made up of Masters and PhD counselling psychologists. Each worksheet is created by a team member with exposure to and experience in the subject matter. The worksheet then gets reviewed by a more senior editorial member. This is someone with extensive knowledge of the subject matter and highly cited published material.
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What is the theory behind the Compulsive Lying Worksheet?
Compulsive lying is the habit of quoting falsehood persistently. Lying has short-term benefits but it carries a distress in the longer run. Where individuals will have to keep track of their lies and manage situations all the time. The worksheet has been designed to help these individuals get rid of this distress. weaken their lying behavior and face the situation adequately.
How will the worksheet help?
This will help individuals accept the fact that lying is common and they will be able to identify the reasons behind it. The worksheet will help individuals strengthen their social interaction by overcoming lying. It will help them form honest interactions with others by challenging their inner maladaptive thoughts.
How to use the worksheet?
Firstly the worksheet will provide awareness and acceptance to the reader to cater to defensiveness while filling out the worksheet. Later through open-ended questions, individuals will be able to identify their cognitions. Do a reality check by looking at all the positive and negative outcomes of telling the truth and in the end generate alternate solutions to deal with the situation rather than lying.
