There can be no surefire way of gauging a liar but these traits of a habitual liar mentioned below, would surely help you to know some characteristics about their behavior patterns. Read on to know about some tell tale signs of a habitual liar. What would be the situation if we all lived the life of Pinocchio and found our nose growing an inch with every lie we spoke? I think by now, every one of us would have had a very long nose to deal with! Let’s face it; we all lie at some point in our life. At times, it is the particular situation that makes us tell a lie, or sometimes it is only out of habit. Habitual lairs need no rhyme or reason to lie; they lie with full conviction and are completely sure they would never ever get caught!

Research has revealed there are various types of liars…and one can certainly see lying is more of a ‘skill’, hence the term skillful liars! One may come across these various types of liars throughout life without really being able to distinguish between genuine people and skillful liars. Some people lie for no reason and love to live their lies. Such people are known as pathological liars who lie to be popular or even live a separate identity. On the other hand, one can even come across professional liars who are really completely tuned in to the process of lying! Professional liars are extremely sleek and cunning in the way they present their lies and they are often extremely calculative in their approach. Habitual liars on the other hand lie frequently for no particular reason but are sometimes sloppy in their approach. Such liars often say whatever comes to their mind on the spur of the moment. Well, while some get caught lying, others manage to make a smooth getaway! Here, we shall take a quick look at some traits of a habitual liar.

Traits of a Habitual Liar:
Well, habitual lairs don’t need a reason to lie. They think they can never be caught but there are some traits of a habitual liar, which can actually expose his/her lies to a great extent. Habitual liars lie with ease and false stories flow from them with great conviction. However, experts opine these very traits of a habitual lair can even give them away! Body language is of utmost importance in case of habitual liars. Their gestures can reveal a lot about what is going on in their minds.

Avoiding eye contact:
Even if the habitual liar goes on talking endlessly, he/she is bound to avoid making eye contact. Habitual lairs tend to avoid making any sort of eye contact while they speak about their fabricated stories. Shifty eyes are the most obvious characteristic of a habitual lair. This is often unknown to such a person. A professional liar knows how to control such signs or signals to a great extent.

Squirmy Behavior:
A habitual lair often gives away a lot of signs unknowingly. He/she would tend to play around with objects while spewing out a lot of lies. Such groups of people often fidget around with things such as a mobile phone or even play around with a handbag. Habitual liars love to add a hurdle between themselves and the person they are speaking to, therefore, even a simple act such as placing a coffee cup between the two is a an attempt to subconsciously cover up for their act.

Unnecessary Explanations:
A habitual liar offers tons of explanations when asked a question. When asked a particular question, such a liar may fumble around and speak out irrelevant details. This is done in an attempt to cover up for certain facts. A liar in his/her act to cover up the distorted account of the tale may blabber details, which are not even connected to the main question being asked. Liars in this case, often end up avoiding direct questions as well and often beat around the bush!

Change of Subject:
When habitual liars probably run out of their string of lies, they often feel uncomfortable and prefer to change the subject. This makes a person feel his/her lies is accepted and one can also take time to cover up any missing links in the previous conversation. A change of subject gives one the chance to avoid further unanswerable questions.

Gestures and facial expressions are the best way to gauge a habitual liar. An observant person would surely be able to understand particular signs of non-verbal communication to be able to spot a habitual liar. The problem with habitual liars simply lies in the fact that they are comfortable in their act of generating lies anytime. Therefore, being able to deal with a habitual liar may prove to be difficult as in some cases, this habit develops at a very young age. These traits are only a guide that point towards habitual liars. These are just a few signs of warning so before you jump to conclusions, it would be a better idea to develop your powers of observation before you deal with the person

By Kashmira Lad
Published: 7/22/2008

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