Why Do People Lie and How to Determine if They Are Lying – by Mayank Chauhan

How many times has it happened that people lied to you and got away with it. This article is gonna tell you all about lying so stick with me to learn about it.

White lies are those made to protect someone’s feelings.We often call these folks pathological liars.  They lie to protect themselves, look good, gain financially or socially and avoid punishment.A much more troubling group is those who lie a lot for personal gain. These people may have a diagnosis called antisocial personality disorder, also known as being a sociopath.

Lying often gets worse with the passage of time. When people get away with a lie it often encourages them to continue their deceptions.

Why do we dislike liars, especially sociopaths, so much? It’s a matter of trust.  When a person lies, they have broken a bond.  Serious deception often makes it impossible for us to trust another person again and destroys relationships.

Do you want to trick the people tricking you? Here are some clues shared by CIT officers that you can see in behavior of people which should make you suspicious:

Avoidance of eye contact: If you notice people avoiding eye contact or looking down during a specific part of a conversation, they may well be lying.

Pauses and usage of filler words: A lot of gaps in between and use of a lot of filler words like um and ah.

Body language: Turning your body away, covering your face or mouth, a lot of fidgeting of hands or legs can indicate deception.

Contradicting yourself: Making statements that just don’t hold together should make you suspicious.

If you lie all the time, even about unimportant things, you are likely to have a problem that will eventually — if it hasn’t already — cause you real relationship, financial or legal troubles. Figuring out what is driving you to lie in the first place will help heal this self-destructive behavior. This may mean going into treatment with a therapist to discover why you feel the need to deceive.Because the issue of trust is at hand, coming clean about the lie as soon as possible is the best way to mend fences.  If the truth only comes out when it is forced, repair of trust is far less likely. So,be aware and spread   awareness.