Lie to Me This Week

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I missed “Lie to Me” last night. When I tuned in at the normal time, I found American Idol was on, so I changed channels. Then when I went to delete American Idol from my DVR later in the evening, I played it for a second, and I happened to catch the announcement that “Lie to Me” has been moved to the hour before. With that, this morning, I tuned in online to watch the episode I missed. (Episode 6 “Do No Harm”).

I loved one scene this week more than any of the others. Read moreIt was the scene where Dr. Cal Lightman was asking Samantha 20 questions, but she refused to answer. Dr. Lightman, however, didn’t need words. He read her body language–from swallowing, to the slightest of head shakes, to tenseness in her grip, if I remember right.

Samantha acted out that scene beautifully! She pulled it off perfectly. It was as good as real life!! And Dr. Foster did well, too, with supporting body language. At one point, Dr. Foster gave a supportive head shake expressing her beliefs. It was great. Both Samantha and Dr. Foster kept me in the moment, which few actors do, and I loved it!

This scene shows one of the ways I have innately read people for years and why people thought I was psychic, when clearly, I am not.

Now granted, these body language signs, while they are indications of things, they should never be taken as concrete evidence. They can mean different things or happen for more than one reason, but if you investigate what these indications are telling you, you will often find out that you were right more often than you are wrong.

Bravo Fox! Great job! I just loved this scene, and I liked tonight’s episode a whole bunch. I can’t wait to see more.

What were your thoughts of the show last night?

Naturals of Deception Detection & Abuse

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“Lie To Me” this week had a scene where Dr. Cal Lightman and Ria Torres, the natural, were talking about abuse. Dr. Cal Lightman said that because Torres suffered from abuse, that is why she became so good at reading body language. In another episode, Lightman said Torres was good because she didn’t have a higher education, so she had to rely on non-verbal communication more.

I wondered, after I saw those shows, if people wondered if I was a victim of abuse, or if I didn’t have a degree. I am happy to report I hold a masters of science degree, and that I was not abused as a child. I grew up in a solid home with no abuse of any kind. I had and still have loving parents.

I did have a traumatic childhood in school, however. I was bullied for years, I believe, because I was an ultra-sensitive child. If you said you disliked me, I was the type to cry my eyes out. If you told me to go away, I cried for hours. I had the thinnest skin on the planet and with that, I suspect, kids picked up on it and played me to the hilt. I became a victim to my own softness, and it took me until junior high to break out of it. I was highly taunted and teased for many years. It was very traumatic for me.

But if people who are abused develop this “sixth sense”, than there should be a lot of Truth Wizards out there, a lot more than the one percent identified by science. I personally don’t think this explains it.

“Lies: spotting one isn’t as easy as it looks”

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Here is an article I thought you might interested in this morning:

The Truth Is, Spotting A Lie Isn’t As Easy As It Looks
Monterey County, The Herald

Also in the Washington Post “Don’t Believe the “Lie to Me” Hype: Even Trained Eyes Have a Hard Time Spotting Untruths”

“Lie to Me” Video Discussing Naturals

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Here is a video with the creator, Samuel Baum, and actress, Monica Raymund, talking about “naturals”, like me. Tim Roth says a blurb, too. I thought you would enjoy it. Sorry but they won’t let me embed it!

http://www.tv.com/video/16313/101/75671/monica-raymund-character-profile-?o=tv

Interestingly, though, I was informed two years ago that no one has scored a perfect score when there were 47 truth wizards identified and most of the wizards had a background in a related field to deception —secret service, law enforcement, psychologists, mediators, etc. I was an oddity because I did not work in a related field. And last, when Monica Raymund was asked in this interview if there is a real “Ria Torres”, Raymund responds, “Well, if there was I would have heard of it so I am going to say no …”

Don’t Forget “Lie to Me” Tonight

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