Body Language Gestures and Signals of a Liar

What you are about to read is the broken down categories of a liar's top nine giveaway gestures ranging from the common movements of visual expressions to the more complex and sophisticated autonomic nervous system.

1 The Visual Expression Giveaway
Most people will look down, look away, or might just glance at you very briefly when they are lying. One explanation is simply that they find it extremely hard to tell a lie when looking into someone's eyes.

These looking down and away gestures are known to be part of the self-doubt shifty-eyes expression. They usually indicate the true underlying feeling of a person's deception, dishonesty or confusion.

Although shifty eyes may not always suggest that a person is telling an outright lie as he or she might just be feeling under pressure, worrying or confused about certain feelings or opinions. Nevertheless, the fact still remains that this particular individual is indeed unable or unwilling to reveal his or her current feelings and thoughts, and at the same time trying very hard to conceal this information from you

2 The Doubtful Speech Giveaway
Recent research has revealed that the voice will become monotonous and less resonant when a person is lying. When people are holding back and withdrawing from freely expressing themselves, their usual voices will flatten and losses it's depth.

Other studies have also shown that people actually talk less and tend to make a lot more mistakes in their speech when they are lying. They are also more likely to slur, stutter or speak with much hesitation, unless they are those already well-trained smooth-talkers such as politicians, lawyers, sales people or actors.

3 The Mouth Covering Giveaway
When a person is lying, he or she will normally cover the mouth with the hand. This gesture is actually triggered by the subconscious mind instructing itself to suppress the deceitful and untruthful words that are being said. There will be times when a closed fist or only several fingers that are placed over the mouth, but its meaning remains very much the same.

On the contrary, let's say should you see someone else doing this while you are the one talking, it will mean that the other person is having doubt and finding it difficult to believe in you.

4 The Nose Touching Giveaway
As the nose is very close to the mouth, rubbing, stroking or scratching of that area is also a common gesture performed by someone who is not telling the truth. Though occasionally there are times when it might just be an actual physical itch at the area that needs to be satisfied by scratching or rubbing.

However, there is a slight difference between a genuine scratching to relieve an itch and a doubtful nose rubbing. A real and actual itching feeling will result in a more obvious rubbing motion, while the self-doubting or deceitful rub will normally be just a light touch or stroke.

Similar to the mouth covering gesture, it can both be used by a person who is trying to conceal his or her own deception, and a person who is suspicious of what is being said by the other party.

5 The Eye Rubbing Giveaway
Eye rubbing is another form of subconscious gesture performed by the brain of people who is trying to avoid looking directly into the eyes or the face of the person they are lying to. A woman will rub gently just right below her eye in a small and light gesture, whereas a man will rub the whole eye area in a slightly more robust and vigorous way.

However, both men and women will share the very same gesture of totally avoiding the listener's gaze by looking away at the floor or ceiling if their deceptions are bigger than the usual ones.

6 The Ear Twiddling Giveaway
Similarly, twiddling, rubbing or tugging of the earlobe is another subconscious gesture of a person who is experiencing uncertainty or confusion when he or she is talking, signaling a lack of faith and confidence in what is being said.

And again, sharing the similarity of the mouth covering and nose touching gestures, ear twiddling is also a sign that your listener is having doubt and isn't convinced of the truth of what is being said by you.

7 The Arms and Legs Crossing Giveaway
A person will often suddenly cross arms or legs simultaneously when he or she chooses to lie about something during a conversation. It is a form of gesture initiating advance self-defense against any forthcoming challenges.

Feet pointing to the exit and constant foot tapping are other common foot signals and gestures indicating the person wants to get out and escape from the current situation. And on many occasions, a lie and deception will be created to achieve the desired escapement.

8 The Postural Language Giveaway
When a person is holding back the truth, his or her natural honest physical expression will be held back as well, thus resulting in a stiff and controlled body posture. Subconsciously, people who are lying are less likely to touch or sit very close to you, and occasionally they might even turn their whole body away from you, trying to conceal both their face and the truth.

Studies also show that when people are unconvinced underneath and just pretending to agree with you, they will reject you and unknowingly project postural language that clashes with their spoken words.

9 The Nervous System Giveaway
Stress reactions such as sweating, dry mouth, face paling and uneven breathing patterns are considered to be among the most reliable indicators of dishonesty and insincerity as these signals are quite impossible to be concealed.

These common stress reactions are produced by a person's heightened sense of fear when telling a dramatic lie, and will often cause the liar to lick his or her lips more frequently, and probably even swallowing nervously. There may also be more light coughing and throat clearing than usual too.

Putting Everything Together
Always remember to take into account the culture, personality type, actual situation and underlying mood of the person during your observation. It is very important to consider the whole picture and not just that one or two isolated signals. By following this guideline closely, you will deepen your skills and understanding of accurate interpretation.

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