| Want to know the signs of compulsive lying? There | | | | Signs Of Compulsive Lying # 2: Being Defensive |
| certainly are many reasons why people lie. It could be | | | | At times, defense mechanism will be played on you. |
| to get them out of trouble, or to make themselves | | | | For example, when a man comes home late from |
| acceptable to others. Some lie compulsively just for | | | | work because he went drinking with his friends, he |
| the fun of it. | | | | would probably tell his wife, |
| You have to be watchful over the signs of compulsive | | | | "I am tired from work, now I see this mess! Will |
| lying to stay ahead. It can be quite challenging to tell if | | | | someone get it cleaned? I’ve been working all day |
| someone is being deceptive, since at times they can | | | | long, so many problems in the office and here I see the |
| be so convincing that you could no longer distinguish a | | | | house in total filth. I am now going to sleep and when I |
| lie from the truth. | | | | wake up I don’t want to see that mess anymore!" |
| Here are some tell-tale signs of deception to watch | | | | Above is a very good diversion tactic to avoid |
| out for: | | | | intrusive questions. They will try to act as if they are |
| Signs Of Compulsive Lying # 1: Going Around In Circles | | | | angry, and blame anyone just to keep themselves |
| When asked with a question, they could not give you a | | | | from being questioned. |
| direct answer; rather, they would give you so many | | | | When asked, some signs of compulsive lying are |
| details. They usually stutter while answering, for | | | | evidenced by raising their voice in response and |
| example: when a child is asked why he came home | | | | appearing irritated. This is a classic form of |
| late at night, he would probably answer you, | | | | displacement. |
| "Ahmm… Well, my teacher asked us to do some | | | | Liars could not stay still and often try to cover their |
| ahmm… a project and he needed us to… to… finish | | | | face and mouth. They would attempt to distract you |
| it today. He said if we could not pass it today, well… | | | | by walking around, and most of the times change the |
| ahh… he will give us a low grade. So that is why my | | | | topic. |
| classmates and I went to school… I mean we went | | | | Compulsive liars are compelled to lie without needing |
| to my classmate’s house to finish the project." | | | | to, since they've already been so used to the habit. At |
| As you can see, the child gave too much information | | | | times, they may also feel as if they cannot trust |
| and could not quite answer straight. There were | | | | anyone so they just lie to everybody. |
| hesitations and inconsistencies in the reply. This is just | | | | Most liars have already honed their deceptive tactics; |
| one of the verbal signs of lying. | | | | thus, making it difficult to discern whether they’re |
| Some people could not look straight in the eye when | | | | doing it. Over time, lies can become exaggerated. It |
| making up things that never happened. Instead, their | | | | has become a habit and even a practice. The signs of |
| eyes wander and look elsewhere and avoid | | | | compulsive lying can be very believable and convincing, |
| face-to-face confrontation. | | | | so watch out for them! |