Liars withhold information Even though good liars can remember small details, they know it's best to avoid getting tangled up in too much information. Liars will also purposefully leave details out of their fabricated stories as a way to manipulate you. Remember: not telling the whole truth is still considered lying.
Signs of Lying
Repeating questions before answering them. Speaking in sentence fragments. Failing to provide specific details when a story is challenged. Grooming behaviors such as playing with hair or pressing fingers to lips.
Making sweeping statements: "I would never" or "I always." Using non-specific language, generalized phrases and sweeping statements are common tactics for liars, who are trying to avoid giving hard facts and information.
Sweating or dryness: Autonomic nervous system changes can trigger liars to sweat in the T-area of the face (upper lip, forehead, chin and around the mouth) or have dryness in the mouth and eyes — the person might excessively blink or squint, lick or bite their lips or swallow hard, according to Glass.
The liar lacks the ability to consider what you might feel in response to their lie (which is empathy).
The direction of their eyes: A 2012 study published in Plos One debunked the myth people look to the left when lying. A study by the University of Michigan found when participants lied, they maintained eye contact 70% of the time.
Research indicates pathological lying can occur because of low self-esteem and a false sense of self. People who lie pathologically may want others to view them positively, making things up to make them look better. Their desire to create a false sense of self could indicate that they are unhappy with themselves.
Guilt is most likely when the liar shares values and respects the target of the lie. It is much harder to lie or cheat someone who has acted fairly. But if the wages are too low, the spouse cold and inconsiderate, the parent too strict – the liar may feel entitled to cheat, and feel no guilt about doing so.
Becoming angry and defensive
If they feel that someone closes in on their lies and raises questions, liars tend to get angry and defensive. Even if no one is outright accusing them, they have an overblown reaction due to their fear of being caught.
They are lacking in respect for the truth, and for other beings; they can lie to you because you are a tool to be used in whatever exploit they have going, simply to gratify their own needs.
People lie occasionally to save themselves from awkward situations. But then there are others who do not lie at all. Read below to find out which zodiac signs don't prefer lying and cannot tolerate liars.
Tarot card reader, Jeevika Sharna shares, “among all the Zodiac signs Aquarius, Gemini, Aries, Leo and Sagittarius are counted in the category of filthy liars. They use lies as a tool to get things done in their way. These signs don't like when someone judges them or accuses them.
They Leak Cues In The Cluster of “Three”
For example, a person may touch their nose, then their neck, and then their face. Or, they may scratch their head, ear, and chin. A liar might also answer with a question infection.
Liars will give much shorter answers and they won't give you any details. There will also be an increase in the length of pauses between words and sentences. Liars can attempt to fill these pauses, for example by repeating the question they were asked.
A study from Brandeis University is explaining why it may become harder to pull off telling a lie as you get older. According to the researchers, older adults have a more difficult time keeping track of lies because lying requires cognitive control, which declines with age.
“Many people believe that if someone is looking them straight in the eye that this is an indication of a truthful exchange, but actually practised and habitual liars tend to use eye contact to fool you – they engage greater eye contact than the average person to do this,” Barnett says.
While people who are lying overshare details, they tend to explain things in simple terms.
Being a pathological liar is not in itself a mental health diagnosis. It is not included in the DSM-5, which lists mental health disorders. However, it is an established concept in psychology. Pathological lying is related to disordered thinking patterns and beliefs.