Signs of Lying
Basically, lying is the act of deceiving someone by trying to hide the truth for different reasons. There may be several types of lies that are made by the human being and it may or may not harm another, whether it is made orally or in written form. Despite the classifications of this act, the signs and symptoms also vary, depending on the type of lie done. But, we will only talk about the traits of a habitual liar and the signs and symptoms a liar may manifest. The first question is how does one know if the person is a habitual liar?
Well, liars show verbal and non-verbal signs that will tell you that you are talking with a habitual liar. Verbal signs are the obvious traits because it shows while they are talking, such as stuttering, getting tongue-tied and even some are having grammatical errors and clearing their throat or making distractive noises. These are very indicative signs when a person is lying. But what if he/she doesn’t say anything? How will you know if one is lying or not? Of course if there are verbal signs of lying, there are also non-verbal signs that will show that a person is lying. The most reliable indicator of a lying person is the face. When you look at a liar directly in the eyes, he/she tries to avoid looking at you straight, while he/she tries to lick, pucker or tighten his/ her lips. Another indicator is the hands that are kept close or with interlaced fingers and doesn’t move much, almost getting stiff.
In general, habitual liars tend to play with objects, groom themselves particular the hair by running fingers through it. Still others just sigh and take deep breaths trying to appear relaxed when obviously they aren’t!
However, the so-called “pathological liars” are quite different from habitual liars, because most of them may be suffering from personality disorders. Symptoms of this disorder include exaggeration, manipulation and doing extreme defensive measures whenever they are questioned. Pathological liars think that they are always telling the truth when actually they don’t say anything but lies and just make up stories about themselves or events or even about other people which is actually all lies. They the ones that are harder to communicate with than habitual liars who can do less harm that pathological liars.
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