Seniors, what motivates someone to tell outlandish lies?

[Basilica Collins]

As an adult, I would not be impressed by anyone who is wrapped up in self and boasts of their accomplishments ~~When my children where in Jr. High they came home now and then with some exciting things their piers did over the week end. The one that stands out the most in my MEMORY is the kid that flew to Viet Nam one week end during the Viet Nam war to see what was going on. I tried to explain that to my child as someone who probably had a very boring week end if the truth be told.
I say, always tell the truth and then you won't have to remember what it is you lied about and to whom.
People find you out, sooner or later, and will never forget you.

[Nora]

I am not sure low self esteem is part of it I have a relative, woman age 40, who tells everyone she meets she has 7 kids she doesn't she has 3.