As someone who suffers from chronic lying (NOT maliciously), I'd really appreciate it if people stopped demonizing lying. A lot of us who have chronic lying, developed it as a means to survive a very toxic/abusive household. My family PUNISHED just as harshly if I told the truth, so my kid brain went "let's lie so the punishment isn't as bad" and now I'm basically trying to undo 18+ years worth of brain biochemical patterns.