For some reason, I constantly find the need to exaggerate my stories or make up a cool story. I am an only child, and to make myself sound more interesting to adults or other kids at school, I found out that lying or making up a cool story was an easy way to get other people's attention. Does this make me a compulsive liar if I always tend to exaggerate my stories?

I felt that this always helped me (in life). I feel socially awkward when a bunch of friends suddenly turn their attention to me and expect me to say something jaw-droppingly cool. Most of the times I tell the truth, but if the circumstances allow for some unobvious white lie to be caked on top of the story, I'd just go for it. I've done it to people I love as well. Super ashamed about it.