Are Pathological Liars Aware That They Are Lying?

Are pathological liars aware that they are lying or do they tend to believe what they're saying and do they really grasp the consequences of their falsehoods? Our research has indicated in different research asking about questions of awareness or even some assessment research we've done where we've brought people in conducting psychological evaluations one on one. And so with that awareness, many pathological liars are aware and they are intentionally lying. They may say something like, I'm not sure why I did. And then it can build up from that, becoming this monstrous lies to cover lies to cover Lies.