Do truth serums really work?
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Sometimes.  Sodium pentathol is actually a relaxant that removes inhibitors from the brain...sort of like alcohol, but more potent.
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It used to be prescribed for anxiety, insomnia, phobias, social fears.  It was not the most commonly used truth serum-that was chloral nitrate.  With the advent of benzodiazepines (like valium), which doesnt carry the high risk of death from overdose, NaPent is now only used for surgical anesthesia.  It wasnt very effective as a truth serum, because its pretty easy to resist when you go down knowing you shouldnt talk-its not a lot different as far as a truth serum than alcohol.
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Are you kidding?  Those tests are a joke.  If you can make yourself believe you're telling the truth, then your body won't change when you say it.  Your body might not change anyway.\n\nThe polygraph is bs.
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thiopentone sodium or pentothal is commonly known as truth serum- remember the dialogue in the film "true lies"- arnold and the doctor\n\nit is routinely used in anaesthesia\nbut the effect is highly exaggerated- it does not work like the name-so dont try it\n\nthis drug is to be used only by trained aneasthetists- it will kill
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is that really all true!?
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No. A lie detector, or really what it should be called is a truth detector does nothing more then read body function. Your body functions change when you lie. The machine detects things like breathing blood pressure and skin moisture which if read correctly by a properly trained polygraph operator can tell when you are not being truthful. They are not 100 percent accurate do to human error not because the machine is inaccurate. They are a good tool. part of the polygraph is a series of questions that are asked to you and you answer them prior to the test and when asked in a certain way by the examiner. Your response is recorded on a graph that can be easily read and interpreted based on thousands of tests done many times and have proven to be accurate. If you are just nervous you will just be nervous through out the entire exam and that will be constant through out the test. When you tell the truth you will not register deception. When you lie your heart rate speeds up your blood pressure rises your breathing gets faster and your skin sweats more. That's what gives you away.\nHave Fun and don't lie!!
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u can tell if a person is telling the truth or not.
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Well the truth of this statement is reading it between the lines.\n\nThe truth told doesn't always tell you the whole truth behind it.  And if you add lies to a true statement its no better than lying.\n\nExample:  I saw an ugly dog so I hit it with a shovel so hard it went flying.\n\nThe truth actually was in this made up examply that the dog was attacking your child so you grabbed the nearest item which was a shovel and hit the dog with it to protect your child.  The dog was injured and ran away (it did not go flying).\n\nThe first made up statement would make someone come to the wrong conclusion that you abuse animals.  It was the truth, but not the whole truth and you added a lie to it.\n\nThe second statement is the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth.  Get it?\n\nm
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The mind is a very very powerful thing. If you truly believe that you are getting something as a cure, it will really work. \n\nAn experiement was done with antidepressants. They mixed them up....half were placebos, half were the real thing. They did not say which ones were placebos. The people that were taking the pills kept a journal about the effects, the placebos did have some effect, but they did not seem to work AS GOOD as the antidepressants. :o)
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Yes it is possible for a lie detector to give a false positive or negative.  It is measuring how your body is acting and not what is going on in your mind.  If you are a very relaxed and confident liar, you can beat the machine.  If you are extremely nervous and worrying that the machine will wrongly implicate you, then it is possible for you to get too nervous and set the machine off.\n\nNo court will allow it as evidence.  Let that be your first indicator.\n\nHere is a fun article about it\nhttp://www.damninteresting.com/?p=222
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Most of hypnosis is bunk.  Many claims of hypnotists have not been proven.  In fact, most research shows that many of its claims don't work.\n\nWhat would you like to treat with hypnosis?
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You can find Truth in anything. \nI don't think it's any more reliable than anything else.
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Yes, i have one, and when i use it i see results. good ones in fact. check out my 360 page on the second page and see for yourself if you don't believe me.
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Absolutely.\n\ngachildofgod: True. Car dealers tend to promise REAL things. Not just lies.
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Decide this for yourself.  Make a list of everything that you know to be a lie, and a separate list of things that you don't know to be a lie.  It is within the second list that you will begin to see truth.\n\nThis I believe; http://homelessheart.com/testimony.htm
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YES! I think it works, only if you want it to work. I am sure you already know that. It has worked for millions of people who have worked the steps. THEY HAVE WORKED THE STEPS IS THE KEY....Keep up the great work, and reward yourself for giving yourself back your LIFE!!! God knows your worth it, DO you?
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Hard to say.  I can't find any independent study showing Focus Factor works.  I suspect like with most things sold over the Internet or from infomercials, it works for some people but most people don't see a difference.\n\nDon't forget the placebo effect - believing it works, sometimes makes it work.\n\nMike Honeycutt