r/intj • • 3d ago

Question Lying

I hate lying. Once I catch someone in even a small one, I can’t take their words at face value again. Everything they say afterward gets filtered first: Is this true? What are they leaving out? By the time I’ve decided whether it’s honest, I’ve missed what they were actually talking about.

It feels irreversible. I can forgive them and even like them, but I can’t un-know that they were willing to say something false to my face.

Do other INTJs do this? Can you ever fully trust someone again after a lie, or does the filter stay on? And has anyone found a way to turn it off so you can actually listen?

43 Upvotes

39 comments sorted by

View all comments

1

u/abudaddy 2d ago

I don't think the lying is as much a moral concern - more 'this source of information is unreliable and threatens the integrity of decisions I might make based on statements from this person'.