Why is it that i'm better at lying than telling the truth? I pride myself in being fairly truthful. If anyone asks me a direct question I will answer truthfully. I guess that's my way of hiding the complete truth. I will tell them what they asked for and nothing more. But still I find myself lying about trivial things sometimes. The worst part is most of the times it's not to the people around me, but myself that I am lying. I hate doing it and I know that it is a bad habit but sometimes I can't help it. I use it as a defense mechanism. I can't tell if I've become a better or worse person because of it. I may not ever know.