Telling the Truth Makes You Healthier!

[TheLoFather]

In a study, presented at a meeting of the American Psychological Association, researchers followed over a hundred people for 10 weeks. Half of the people were asked to tell the truth more often—cutting back on both major and small lies. The other participants didn’t receive any instructions about lying.

Throughout the study, lying less was linked to better health, especially for the no-lying group. During the weeks in which people lied less often, they had fewer mental and physical complaints—like feeling tense or sad, or having a sore throat or headache.

People also reported having better relationships when they were telling fewer lies, and their social interactions went more smoothly.

The study has not yet been published in a peer-reviewed journal, so the results are still preliminary. Still, the researchers found a strong connection between people telling the truth and staying healthy.


If you want to feel better today, stop exaggerating about imaginary accomplishments and start getting real. Telling the truth doesn’t mean that you have to share all of your inner secrets, though. Some participants in the study learned to deflect sensitive questions by distracting others with another question.

[afisoone]

That is the most dumbest study I have ever read.. The most truthful peoples dies usually in a disease because people loved them and the cause the black eyed of human being.. That is a fact.. You don't need to study what I just said...

[QuantumSatis]

I think major reward for telling the truth is giving yourself a piece of mind. Lies hurt everyone, both the person telling and the person being told even if the damage is not obvious immediately. Mostly mental agony. With that said, to withhold some truths and not tell them when that act is more beneficial is actually good. Be truthful doesn't mean be rude for example.

You can't tell someone some truths that hurt their feelings. Like a person who asks how do I look? If you don't like their looks, it would be rude to tell them you don't excite me etc. You can make suggestions instead. It is predicament of sorts, but being polite is always the right thing to do even if that is holding back some truths in your heart. Don't tell unnecessary truths that won't make you a liar if you didn't tell hem.

Just thought to make a distinction.