Lies?

[tjf2007]

My boyfriend is celiac. He sometimes has a problem with lying. He lies to me, his friends, his mom, sometimes without realizing. Then, when I confront him, he tells me its the gluten? I don't really buy it, but I'd like to know if there is, in fact, any substance to that.....help?

[ravenwoodglass]

Celiac is associated with depression, anxiety and possibly other mental illnesses. I have never heard of it causing people to lie though. What is he lying about? Some people will lie to get out of trouble. Some will lie to make themselves seem more important. Some will lie to make it seem their world is better than it is. Have you suggested counseling? It would be a good idea to figure out why he is less than truthful. It would be good if he can break this habit because eventually no one will believe anything he says even if it is the truth.

[TPT]

Don't buy it. He can't use it as an excuse for everything.

[kareng]

Is he on the gluten-free diet? If so, then he isn't getting any gluten to cause anything except an occasional accident. If he isn't but is diagnosed with celiac disease, he has a lot of psychological issues besides lying.

[tjf2007]

Lol thanks so much. Like I said, I didn't buy it. He is just starting a strict gluten-free diet, now. i offered to get him help. He's been a lot better about it the past few months, but I was just curious. He told me that the gluten causes his mind to cloud and he couldn't make decisions like normal, but my response was that he couldn't blame everything on gluten, and that if that was the problem, he should stop eating it....just an extra reason lol. He was lying about typical 19 year old boy things....where he was going or had been, who he was with. We ended up breaking up over it, but were trying again, and now he's taking care of himself, and I'm making sure. No excuses now.

[kareng]

Lol thanks so much. Like I said, I didn't buy it. He is just starting a strict gluten-free diet, now. i offered to get him help. He's been a lot better about it the past few months, but I was just curious. He told me that the gluten causes his mind to cloud and he couldn't make decisions like normal, but my response was that he couldn't blame everything on gluten, and that if that was the problem, he should stop eating it....just an extra reason lol. He was lying about typical 19 year old boy things....where he was going or had been, who he was with. We ended up breaking up over it, but were trying again, and now he's taking care of himself, and I'm making sure. No excuses now.

He is young. There is some growing up still for a 20 year old guy. Good luck, Hon!