Is it normal to feel intense guilt and discomfort when you lie to people?

[jennifer_bloom]

A friendship social game we used to play at bible study was when there was a crowd of people in a group and one of the group members was "chosen" and the one that was chosen had to lie about it. I could never play when I was the one that was chosen, because I would feel very guilty having to lie to others, and my face would always reveal that I was chosen and I was amazed at how calm and comfortable other people looked when they were the selected chosen ones in the group who had to lie about it. I was not judging them, I was just thinking, it takes a lot of ability and talent to look so calm and casual when you are lying to others.

[purplepoppy]

It was easy for them because it's just a game with no consequences to being found out. It's a lot harder in real life.

My tip is first you have to convince yourself your telling the truth. Twist definitions in your head, be really pedantic with facts. An example would be a politician calling a bribe a donation or an alcoholic saying he's never touched a bottle in days but not mentioning all the cans.

[Micheal6918]

You can never be comfortable telling lies so you will always feel guilt and discomfort

[canamlusciouslad73]

Depends on the scope of the lie and the person to whom I'm lying.