What kind of person lies about having cancer?

[Brahms96]

I used to chat with a girl online and she kept lying about it for a couple months. When I caught her in the lie, she ghosted me.

What kind of person lies about that? For what reason?

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I've spoken with someone else and it turns out, she lied to another person about her mother having arthritis. It was a lie too. Her mother is healthy.

[Avicenna]

Attention seeker with a mental illness would

[Brahms96]

She ghosted me immediately after I found out about her lie. She refused to answer my question about why she lied. All of the sudden I was blocked with no explanation.

[Anonymous]

A person you should not assioate with.

[Brahms96]

I wanted to know why she lied. When I asked her why, she ghosted me, blocking me for good.

[novack]

When he/she wants attention, I think

[Agape93]

Narcs

[Exorcist_Rampage]

Sociopaths do that.