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what if there is a shortage of it in the body and how it contributes to not
telling the truth constantly.
As earlier mentioned, serotonin is a hormone for communication purposes. And for
nerve cells in the brain to communicate, they need this hormone. At low levels, the brain cells
cannot transmit much information to the others effectively. If that is the case, you are to
experience mood swings, anxiety and depression to state but a few. One of the symptomsof low levels
of serotonin is constant lies, hence the link between;serotonin & compulsive
lying.
Serotonin, bipolar disorder and lying
Serotonin is important in the body as the ‘feel good’ hormone. Low levels can lead
to verbal amnesia in the brain and make people miserable. And people with miser are usually the
first ‘suspect’ in as far as lying is concerned. When you are diagnosed with low levels of
serotonin, you usually feel down and don’t have that confidence in yourself and that leads you to
lie. The reason may be that you are trying to gain popularity. Click Here for more information
on serotonin’s significance and the correct levels for your body.
Bipolar disorder is also another symptom of low levels of serotonin. It (bipolar
disorder) is a psychological condition characterized by hyper depression to lying. It causes you to
lie more often.
Why lie?
Still on serotonin & compulsive lying, one of the symptoms of low serotonin to patients
is to have fear. The fear may be fear of punishment; the fear of not accomplishing a task and the
fear of reprimand. When faced with this situation, it leads you to lie your way out of it. And
remember, with low levels of serotonin, the belief in you is
vanished.And if you no longer believe in yourself, you are prone to make mistakes, and if you make
more mistakes, you will end up lying as way of apologizing. Check out Mental-health-matters.com for some online
guidance and support.
People suffering from low levels of
serotonin often are people who want to seem in control – attention grabbers. For them to get
your attention, they will do whatever it takes – lie. In lying, he will think that he
is in control since he assumes that he controls people’s thinking.
Loss of self-control
If the nerve cells in the body are not able to communicate effectively, you are
likely to suffer from mania. During this period, your nervous system is to lose control of what you
speak out –loose cannon. And you will not act rationally. That means that whatever comes to mind to
you will be uttered. And in this period, not all of it will be the truth. And you have your
relationship between serotonin and compulsive lying.
Symptoms of compulsive lying
A
person who lies frequently will exhibit a number of symptoms. Some examples are listed
below:
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You may lie about almost
everything
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Since your self esteem is low due to
low serotonin, you lie to gain it back
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You lie regularly
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If you are addicted to gambling,
chances are you are a compulsive liar and many more.
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You can find out
just the kind of liesthat someone
affected by serotonin & compulsive lying will tell.
So serotonin & compulsive lying are like ‘bosom friends.’ With low levels,
you are to experience low self esteem, not believing in yourself and being prone to mistakes.
Reasons for the low self esteem etc would be that your nerve cells are not able to communicate
effectively. And to get yourself out of these situations, you turn to
lies.
Summary
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People will lie to gain
popularity
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Low serotonin affects your
communication between the cells in the mind
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That will sometime to lie out of the
blue.
Additional information
When serotonin is at its lowest, you tend to lose control of situations. And that
will lead you to tell stories which you know aren’t the truth order to maintain control of
situations. And since when you are suffering from serotonin deficiency, you have acute need for
recognition, you tend to lie more.
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