Dr. Martha Beck

Don't let me push it down, okay? Okay.

Okay, got that. Now, I want you to do that while lying. And the lie I'd like you to say is, I love to vomit.

Okay, got that. Now, I want you to do that while lying. And the lie I'd like you to say is, I love to vomit.

Say it holding your arm up.

Say it holding your arm up.

Say it.

Say it.

Now say, I love fresh air.

Now say, I love fresh air.

I'm trying my very hardest. Say it again.

I'm trying my very hardest. Say it again.

Now say, I love to vomit.

Now say, I love to vomit.

This is why polygraph machines work on everybody with psychopaths.

This is why polygraph machines work on everybody with psychopaths.

Yes, because the body lives in reality. The body is honest. Only the mind and only the verbal mind can lie to us and tell us things that we can believe even though they're not true. So I love to vomit is a statement that says it's okay for me to feel horrible. But a smaller version of this is I often speak to groups and often they're in like hotel ballrooms or in auditoriums.

Yes, because the body lives in reality. The body is honest. Only the mind and only the verbal mind can lie to us and tell us things that we can believe even though they're not true. So I love to vomit is a statement that says it's okay for me to feel horrible. But a smaller version of this is I often speak to groups and often they're in like hotel ballrooms or in auditoriums.

And I'll stop right in the middle of the speech and say, apropos of nothing, is everyone comfortable? And they'll say, yes. No, really, truly, is everyone, are you genuinely comfortable? Are you really comfortable? And they say, yes, go on with your speech.

And I'll stop right in the middle of the speech and say, apropos of nothing, is everyone comfortable? And they'll say, yes. No, really, truly, is everyone, are you genuinely comfortable? Are you really comfortable? And they say, yes, go on with your speech.

And then I say, so how many of you, if you were sitting at home alone, if you were at home alone right now, how many of you would be in exactly the position you're in at this moment? And nobody raises a hand. And then I say, why not? And they have to sit and think for a long time before someone finally says, I'm not completely comfortable this way.