Casey Anthony docuseries and the complexity of pathological liars - USA TODAY
It's been 11 years since Casey Anthony was acquitted of murdering her daughter in a court case that garnered international attention reminiscent of the media frenzy that surrounded the O.J.
"Pathological lying isn't just, 'I'm lying a lot because I don't want to be in trouble.' They can lie about things that have little consequence to them and make up things for reasons that aren't clear," says Tracey Marks, a general and forensic psychiatrist with over 20 years of experience.Anthony maintains her innocence throughout the course of "Casey Anthony: Where the Truth Lies," stating she is a "convicted liar" but not a killer.Why believe convicted liar Casey Anthony: Documentary director addresses 'understandable' outrage.In fact, most pathological liars aren't good liars, she says, because they "don't consider the consequences or repercussions.".
"They don't say, 'Oh, I shouldn't do this because someone will know I'm lying and catch me.' It's more a force of habit and something they're conditioned to do in-the-moment without thinking about it.".Like any behavioral habit, it's hard for pathological liars to overcome an impulse"People can overcome pathological lying," she says, "but only if they actually want to."