Compulsive Lying

[Scottish Nessie]

Hi everyone,

I am not sure if this is the right forum to post on but we shall see.

I have recently discovered my son(10) has Tourettes and have been finding out about it all and trying various things and then recently like a bolt from the blue I discovered that another very close relative (adult and elderly) is a compulsive liar and has been making up amazing and fantastical stories for years that have fooled a lot of people. I have confronted the person and they had to admit it in the light of definite proof I was able to present but he reverts so quickly to the lying ...it is fascinating really as it is so reflexive and immediate although extremely disconcerting.

Well, I am wondering if this could be a symptom of Tourettes too and if anyone out there has any similar experiences to report ......i.e. is pathological lying ever a symtom of Tourettes??

Thanks and eagerly await any replies.

Scottish Nessie

[Chemar]

hi Nessie

I have never heard of lying being considered a symptom of TS.....however, compulsive lying as well as compulsive truthfulness do occur with OCD and OCD can be a co-morbid issue with TS or can exhibit in some family members while TS tics may manifest in others

 

so, i would think this relative lies compusively more related to OCD than TS

 

JMHO

[Scottish Nessie]

Thanks Chemar .....the person does indeed have other compulsions so maybe that side of the syndrome is manifest with them. Do you know anything about the genetics of all of this?

I'll look at the OCD sites as well.

Thanks.

Scottish Nessie

[Chemar]

Nessie

OCD is frequently also genetically inherited and it is not unusual to find it with or without tics in families with a history of TS

 

here is a list of useful websites that I compiled over at NeuroTalk on OCD

http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/showthread.php?t=1395