5 Signs To Spot a Liar

How many times you’ve felt that something wasn’t quite right with a person. Without any reasonable explanation you just felt an inherent distrust towards them. And later you were proven right. That particular person was caught up in a lie or misdemeanor of some other sorts. And you thought that your gut feeling was indeed correct.

Well what we are calling gut feeling here is actually something which your eye notices but your brain is not able to register for what it is. No matter how smooth a liar is, they always give out little non-verbal signs which betray their real emotions. You just need to make your eyes and your brain learn to recognize them.

1. A liar can only control one half of their face so make sure that the emotions if their top and bottom half both match up. If someone is trying to fake grief, their eyes might still be sparkling even as their mouths are upturned in a sad frown. Always look in the eyes because that’s where the truth is.

2. Those who have nothing to hide are very expressive in their facial emotions. Whatever they say will be accompanied with a corresponding emotion. But those who are trying to hide stuff from you would be a lot more rigid and held back in their expressions. They will have a deadpan look to mask their real emotions.

3. When we are talking to someone in a relaxed frame of mind, we mimic some of their gestures and body language. When people are trying to lie or hide something, they won’t be in a relaxed frame of mind and so will be causing a disruption in this mirroring process. If you notice someone has suddenly begun to stand rigidly or not completely relaxed while talking to you then they are hiding something from you.

4. When we are thinking of something our eyes inadvertently move towards the ceiling. But what to notice is that when someone is trying to remember an already known fact, their eyes move in the same direction as of their dominant hand, and the opposite when they are trying to construct a scenario.

5. The most important moment when trying to catch someone in a lie is the split second directly after you’ve confronted them with some information. Most of the people are adept in gaining control of their facial features and lying their way out of the situation but not for at least a microsecond.

If you find more than two clues from the above then you have sufficient proof to call out a liar. So how do you handle such a situation?

1. Never doubt yourself. That’s what the liar wants.

2. Don’t let your emotions gets the best of you when you catch them red handed. Stay calm and balanced and only speak as much as is required.

3. Always be on guard. Keep a track of things so that you can use them to save yourself or a third party. And most importantly don’t let their toxicity get the best of you.