How do I know if someone is lying about their emotions?
How do I know if someone is lying about their emotions?
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There are many signs to look out for when determining whether or not someone is lying about their emotions. For example, noticeable physical changes such as increased sweating, blushing, or dilated pupils may be a sign that the person is feeling anxious or nervous. Additionally, if their speech rate increases and their words become jumbled this could indicate a feeling of confusion or stress. Behavior changes, such as avoiding eye contact or fidgeting with jewelry can also be signs of deception. Another important indicator is body language; for example hunching over instead of maintaining an open posture can show insecurity and anxiety while crossing the arms across the chest can indicate defensiveness. Lastly listening to their tone and paying attention to the content of what they are saying can lead to discover underlying emotions that are not being verbally expressed.
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How do I know if someone is lying about their emotions?
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Signs that someone may be lying about their emotions include using loaded language to describe how they feel, giving short answers and avoiding eye contact, behaving out of character and changing their tone of voice, seeming overly enthusiastic or overly sad when discussing a topic that doesn’t match the current mood, shifting blame or playing the victim and not showing any sign of personal accountability. Pay attention to inconsistencies between words and body language. Additionally, if someone acts suddenly happy or sad in response to something that shouldn’t have provoked an intense emotion yet still claims they felt something strong at the moment you ask them about it then it’s likely they are lying.
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