Category: Lying and Liars
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My Mortifying Personal Experience with “Just Locker Room Talk”
Donald Trump’s throw-away excuse: “Just locker room talk” re-triggered a humiliating sexual harassment experience for me from 6 years ago when someone who doesn’t know me broadcasted an outrageous sexual lie – supposedly from decades ago!
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Does ‘The Art of the Deal’ Mean Selling Your Soul?
Is Donald Trump the Prince of Darkness with Pied-Piper-Power, asking us to sell our souls? In a list of 50 characteristics of cult leaders, how many of these attributes does he possess?
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Comb-overs, Make-overs and Do-overs
Some speculations about Comb-overs, Make-overs and Do-overs related to Brexit and the 2016 presidential campaign.
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The Holiday Recovery Editon
In this Holiday Recovery Edition, Dr. Elayne Savage offers creative tips for surviving the after-the-holidays-letdown from disappointment of gift-giving and family get-togethers.
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The Heavy Burden of Keeping Secrets
Lying leads to the burden of secrets which are toxic to both personal and workplace relationships. Secret-keeping is often learned in our families and woven into the fabric of our lives.
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Getting Caught in a Lie Can Be Awkward: Brian Williams and Bill O’Reilly
Brian Williams and Bill O’Reilly have been accused of stretching the truth in an “I was there” kind of way. Some of us never quite outgrow our childhood confusion about the difference between fantasy and reality. We continue to exaggerate even when we turn into grown ups. Why? To get attention and impress. To avoid…
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Secrecy, Lies, Betrayal and Shattered Trust
When we feel betrayed and lied to by people or organizations we have trusted with our well-being, old, stockpiled pain is reignited and serves to inflame the present situation. It feels like getting kicked in the gut.