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If you want to be a good liar, you need to tell the truth, says diagnosed psychopath
An allegedly diagnosed psychopath shared her tips to be a better liar as she revealed that most people fall short by creating elaborate stories not based on the truth.
Despite being cautioned against lying since our childhoods, humans still have the awful tendency to fabricate the truth. Thankfully, there are countless experts on hand to offer tips like the former secret agent’s guide to identifying liars.
How to be a better liar
Vic Path (@victhepath) is allegedly a diagnosed psychopath who uses her experiences to inform her 200k followers about psychopathy and the hurdles she has been forced to overcome. She earlier detailed her childhood hobbies, sparking concerned reactions from her followers who also enjoyed the same things.
Replying to a fan’s comment that wondered about lying, Vic explained that most people overcomplicate the process and end up outing themselves as a liar. Instead, she said all lies should be based on truth.
“If you want to tell a good lie, you have to tell something that’s true but then twist it,” she revealed before opening up about a personal story.
Thinking back to her childhood, Vic remembered wanting to go to Mexico without her parent’s approval. Instead of concocting an elaborate tale, she simply told them she was going to visit a friend’s family.
“It’s much easier to craft a believable lie when you’re actually kind of telling the truth,” she continued. “When you’re lying on a day-to-day basis, don’t come up with entirely new elaborate lies. Base all your lies in truth, twist stories, change details, but don’t tell an outright lie.”
Another tip she had was pulling past experiences to the future. As most people trip up on the details of lying, by focusing on something that actually happened in the past you are able to be more exact with your descriptions.
Everyone’s got an opinion on lying
Considering the fact that most people have been touched by some form of lying, whether that be relationship white or black lies, it should come as no surprise that Vic’s comment section turned into a hotbed of startling admissions.
One person confessed: “I eventually learned to do this Ill exaggerate or twist things a bit or sometimes Ill outright lie with guilt or remorse behind it. Especially when I need to.”
“This is how Ive always lied, gotta cover all the bases, account for all the little details,” another person said.
