How to Tell If a Person is Lying

Do you want to catch a liar? Do you want to know if a person is lying? Do you sometimes feel so impressed and believe everything that the person is saying, only to find out that he or she is lying to you?

You can really never tell what a person's motive is. Even the courts can't do that. But they base their judgment on facts. Here, I will show you the symptoms to know if you have to be cautious.

The Signs

1. A Liar Cannot Look Straight In The Eye - This is the easiest person to catch. A liar tries to avoid being stared at while making up his excuses because his guilt might get exposed. Remember the saying that the eyes are the windows to your soul. It is true.

2. A "Pathological Liar " Can Look Straight In The Eye - Now, you may say that I have just contradicted my earlier statement. However, some liars are used to creating one lie after another, and part of their practice is looking someone straight in the eye, for the reason that a lot of people know about statement #1.

3. A Liar Exaggerates His Story - The out-of-this-world stories created by liars could be very interesting. You could be impressed because it could either be something that you yourself cannot do or cannot be. This person would normally lift himself/herself high enough to give you the impression that he/she has credibility.

4. A Liar Contradicts Himself - In the course of a conversation, you will find that there are contradicting statements.

5. A Liar Uses Emotional Blackmail - A liar would make you believe that he/she is an underdog, a protagonist in a soap opera. Your tendency then would be to take his/her side.

6. A Liar Is Manipulative - A liar would say everything to make you dance to his/her tune. At first, you will see that he/she is doing things for your benefit. Then after some time of being with him/her, you will find out that she would be doing the same thing to others.

7. A Liar Creates Smokescreens - A liar could either create another issue to deviate from the real issue. He could either do it in a diplomatic way or with coercion, by raising his voice.

8. A Liar's Tone Of Voice Is Different - If you've been with that person for a long time, you will notice that his tone of voice will suddenly change. If he's the hyper type of person, he will suddenly try hard to sound very calm, or vice versa.

How do you know if you are a vulnerable person?

1. You easily believe whatever a person says.

2. When two persons are arguing, you tend to believe the first person you talk to. Make sure you get the story of both sides to see the big picture.

3. Your impatience will make you quickly act on something. Before getting into something, do your research first, especially on internet related businesses.

4. You easily get distracted. If this is you, you have to stick to the issue.

Remember, the objective of a liar is to make you believe. His tool is his words. He will take advantage of your weaknesses -- maybe the way you think (to be able to distract you); or maybe your dreams. He will try to show you that he is the answer to your problem. If you believe, then you will be blinded for some time, because you are going to hope that he holds the key to your future.

Multiple conversations with the same person will enable you to get more information and let you cross examine him/her. So time will tell if a person is a real liar.

But being careful will make them think twice before they lie to you.