Overall, this has been a common question here over the years. Here is one example of a discussion on lying and pwBPD:
https://bpdfamily.com/message_board/index.php?topic=142056.0;allIn the thread, Randi Kreger mentions that she discusses it in
Essential Family GuideLawson, in
Understanding the Borderline Mother says that to a person with BPD,
lying feels like survival.
This goes far deeper than "no honey, that dress doesn't make you look fat. " It ties into the disordered world-view of an emotionally raw person (so raw that it's incomprehensible to us) who indeed engages in lies in order to survive.
My mother, for instance, goes in and out of reality. Her lies are so deep at this point that is fine into the realm of
Dissociation and Dysphoria. An hour ago, I just got off the phone with a sheriff's deputy in the county where my mother lives. Good times... .
As for the lies about molestation? My then 2 year old daughter told me about her uncle touching her privates. She, now 4.5, has been safe. After thousands in therapy and countless hours of my research, I came to the conclusion that these things should always be believed. I always suspected my ex was molested, though she denied it vehemently when I once asked, it came out on a safe session of return therapy that she was as a little girl by her mother's father. We were in the room with the r/s counselor she abandoned me to in order to support our daughter. The T picked up on the same vibe I did. She admitted it to him in front of me.
My mother was raped by her father from about 7-14... .and the story came out in bits and pieces over 27 years.
Though these aren't direct examples which exactly reflect what most here deal with, it's worth a pause. All of my research into this horrible topic indicates that these crimes lead to horribly messed up individuals. The most severe firms of early childhood sexual abuse can lead to disorders like DID (Dissociative Identity Disorder).
How does this help Detachers? We're here to get answers, connect with fellow travelers, and hopefully heal.
Lies about sexual abuse can be just that. We've seen it in families on the parenting board and Coping and Healing, and probably here, maybe even in this case.
You were possibly lied to (though maybe not), but you were hurt and manipulated, and that's a truth. Digging into what exactly drives a pwBPD helps bring clarity. Though Lawson's book may seem more applicable on C&H, I found it very helpful as a Detacher, the original reason I landed here. At some point, digging deep is a significant stage in healing and detaching. Facing the facts.