User talk:Doughembruff

The sentence that reads "...pathological lying is often the result of a mental disorder or low self-esteem." I believe that this sentence mistakenly uses the word "self-esteem" when the correct word should be "self-worth". These two words are frequently misused by reversing them, but they are not the same at all. Let me give a brief definition. Self-esteem is the conditional love of ourselves or ego-strength, based on externally validated temporary sources. Self-worth is the unconditional love of ourselves, based on internally validated permanent sources.

It is more likely that people who pathologically lie, do so because they have low self-worth, not low self-esteem.