Secrets of Attraction Body Language – Lies: Are We All Masters of Deception?
Kevin Hogan Con artists, hustlers, card sharks, they all have to lie, it’s how they get by. But we spin stories for our spouses, co-workers and friends, every day. There are those of us, who constantly give in to the pull to tell a lie. That is why many psychiatrists consider chronic lying a symptom of a deeper emotional problem such as delusional thinking, psychopathy or narcissism. The Every Day Liar Provocative new research suggests that people lie chronically for a wide variety of reasons. In a recent article reviewing 100 years of literature on the subject, as well as several cases in the news, doctors at Yale University find that some chronic liars are capable, successful, even disciplined people who embellish their life stories needlessly. They don’t suffer from an established mental illness, as many habitual fabricators do. They’re just…liars. “Many of us have known these kinds of people; it’s like they wake up in the morning and have to tell the most preposterous stories for
