Signs of lying: 5 body language clues - WeMystic

Signs of lying: 5 body language clues


Home » Well-being Wisdom and Self-Empowerment
WeMystic's editorial team
By WeMystic's editorial team
TimeReading time: 0 min
  • Share on Whatsapp
  • Share on Telegram
  • Share on Facebook
  • Share on Twitter
  • Share on Pinterest
  • Share on Linkedin

Knowing when someone is not being honest with you is a skill that all those TV show detectives acquire from experience – it’s an acquired skill by studying hundreds and hundreds of little signals that the body “tells” during a lie, because the facial expressions, the movements os legs and arms, the voice and even the brain give a lot of clues about the honesty or dishonesty of a narrative. If you understand exactly these signs of lying, you may be able to identify when someone is not telling you the true.

Before we tell you the 5 signs that may indicate that someone is lying to you, you need to know that many of them are just signs associated with the stress the other person is suffering. You must be always careful and cautious not to confuse a sincere and nervous person with a liar. It’s not worth breaking up or fighting with your best friend just because he or she rubbed their nose in the middle of a story.

5 signs of lying


1. Eye contact

You may have read that those who do not stare may be lying. But one study has suggested that, in fact, liars may even make exaggerated eye contact, precisely in an unconscious attempt to camouflage it. And those who are not lying generally tend not to worry about it and end up breaking eye contact casually to look at static objects, which helps focus and revive memory. The trick is to be aware and realize if the other person is looking too much into your eyes.

2. Hidden hands

Pay attention to the nose touches, hands convering the mouth and the hidden palms – whether in the pocket, the back or crossing arms. When we are being honest, we tend to expose our palms to each other. When we lie, we are inclined to close ourselves and hide our hands.

signs of lying

3. Eye movement

If you are right-handed and need to remember something, you look up to the left. If you are making something up, your eyes move up to the right. Reverse the left-handed logic and you have an interesting mechanism for knowing if someone is inventing a story or telling the truth.

4. Delayed reaction

If the person is slow to agree or deny what you have just said and there is a delay in head movement, for example, it may be a sign that the person is lying to you. Of course this extra interval lasts tenths of a second, so you need to be very observant to notice it.

5. The way that person speaks

In this part, there are a number of signs that may indicate a lie. We list some reactions that psychologists point to as signs of lying and insincerity:

  • Repeating exactly the same sentence when you deny or say something;
  • Not answering the question directly: answering using another question or change the subject (kind of obvious, ok, but always important to remember);
  • Repeatedly using the words “to be honest”, “honestly”, “frankly”, “sincerely”;
  • Using far-fetched words that usually don’t appear in that person’s speech;
  • Using vague pronouns or avoid using them. If the subject avoids the pronoun “I” and starts talking using a passive voice (“it never happened”, “it wasn’t done by me”) or other grammatical subjects (“people don’t usually do these things”), that person may be trying to establish a distance from what you’re saying;
  • Using too much details;
  • If the voice suddenly becomes too high or the person is speaking faster than normal, this may indicate nervousness;
  • Repeating exactly your words (“Did you eat the pudding that was in the fridge wrapped in plastic?” “No, I didn’t eat the pudding that was in the fridge wrapped in plastic”, for example).

You may also like:

  • Body language: how to interpret people’s minds
  • The eyes in body language: know exactly what other people are thinking
  • The arms in body language: the meaning of crossing arms
  • The hands in body language: what your hands say about you
  • Daily Horoscope

  • Weekly Horoscope

  • Monthly Horoscope

  • Horoscope 2023

  • Chinese Horoscope

  • Birth Chart

  • Zodiac Signs

  • Moon




  • Astrological New Year 2023
  • Popular Posts

    • 1
      Take our Spirit Animal quiz to find yours
    • 2
      Holi: what you need to know about the Festival of Colors
    • 3
      6 signs that you were raised by a narcissistic mother
  • pinterest logo

    WeMystic

    Get on board!

    Followpinterest logo
    Wisdom and Self-Care - WeMystic
    Astrology and Horoscope - WeMystic
    Stones, Rituals and Amulets - WeMystic

    Most popular
    of the week

    image

    How to attract money with bay leaves

    image

    Burning cinnamon for money: how to attract prosperity

    image

    Sacred codes for love: make use of them to attract love

    image

    6 Signs that money is coming

  • - Advertisement -
     

EN
  • ES
  • FR
  • PT-BR
WeMystic
  • Horoscope
    • Zodiac Signs
    • Daily Horoscope
    • Weekly Horoscope
    • Your Monthly Horoscope
    • Predictions 2023 🍀
    • Chinese Horoscope
    • Birth Chart
  • Well-being
    • Alternative Therapies
    • Natural Products
    • Feng Shui
    • Meditation
    • Wisdom and Self-Empowerment
    • Yoga
  • Spirituality
    • Chakras
    • Karma and Reincarnation
    • Dream Interpretation
    • Buddhism and Hinduism
    • Prayers, Angels and Psalms
  • Esotericism
    • Baths and Cleanses
    • Stones, Rituals and Amulets
    • Numerology
    • Tarot and Palmistry
  • Online reading
    • Online reading
    • Gypsy Tarot Online
    • Online Tarot reading
    • Rune Reading
    • Angels Tarot
    • Online Numerology
  • WeMystic

    WeMystic is an information site and its content is not of scientific rigor. All prices and characteristics of the products presented are valid as of the date of publication of the content and may be changed without prior notice. The process of buying and / or using the products mentioned herein is entirely the responsibility of the user and the company responsible for the marketing of the product.


  • About us
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms and Conditions
  • Cookies Policy
© 2023 WeMystic - Made by us, with ♥
  • Horoscope
    • Zodiac Signs
    • Daily Horoscope
    • Weekly Horoscope
    • Your Monthly Horoscope
    • Predictions 2023 🍀
    • Chinese Horoscope
    • Birth Chart
  • Well-being
    • Alternative Therapies
    • Natural Products
    • Feng Shui
    • Meditation
    • Wisdom and Self-Empowerment
    • Yoga
  • Spirituality
    • Chakras
    • Karma and Reincarnation
    • Dream Interpretation
    • Buddhism and Hinduism
    • Prayers, Angels and Psalms
  • Esotericism
    • Baths and Cleanses
    • Stones, Rituals and Amulets
    • Numerology
    • Tarot and Palmistry
  • Online reading
    • Online reading
    • Gypsy Tarot Online
    • Online Tarot reading
    • Rune Reading
    • Angels Tarot
    • Online Numerology
  • WeMystic
Cookies