8 Signs Of A Guilty Conscience

Now, you may be squeaky clean yourself. You’re honest with your partner and haven’t thought of lying to them once. But you have this strange feeling like they’re hiding something from you. To be honest, you’ll never know if they’re lying to you or not, but there are signs of a guilty conscience. Watch and see if they point in that direction.

If after reading this, you feel that they’re deceiving you, you need to then figure out if you even want to keep this relationship going or just cut it and move on.

# They’re suddenly nice

Now, they usually may be nice but suddenly out of nowhere, they’re being extra nice. And no, it’s not your birthday or any other major holiday. It’s a Tuesday.

If they’re never this nice and they pop out all the big moves and gestures, they may overcompensate because of guilt. Now, I don’t know what they did, so don’t go assuming the worst, but, they clearly feel bad about something.

# They can’t look you in the eyes

Eye contact is huge. We all know how easy it is to see what’s going on with someone when you look them in the eyes. If someone avoids eye contact with you, it’s a classic sign of guilt.

If someone feels extremely guilty, they avoid looking at you directly as they’re ashamed of what they’ve done. They’re also scared you’ll find out.

# They accuse you

This is a common thing that guilty people do. Firstly, they become defensive if you confront them. Then, they flip the situation onto you, claiming that you’re the one doing something wrong.

This is called “projection.” It happens when someone feels guilty so they need to move the guilt onto someone else. If they’re accusing you of something you didn’t do, I would wonder if they did it themselves.

# They can’t sleep properly

When it’s time to go to bed, their mind works a mile a minute, unable to calm down. Now, there could be other reasons why they struggle with sleeping so don’t jump to a conclusion right away. But usually, when we’re unable to sleep, it is because we’re busy thinking about a specific event and feeling anxious and stressed.

# They’re avoiding you

And the best part is, you’ve done nothing wrong! A common sign of guilt is when someone intentionally avoids the person they’ve betrayed. They feel that you may be able to see what they did. Thus, it’s better to hide from you. If they’re disappearing on a regular basis, the guilt is severe.

# They’ve suddenly lost their appetite

When stressed, anxiety suppresses our appetites. So, unless they have a presentation for work, are studying for exams, have the flu, or a family issue, there really shouldn’t be any reason why they wouldn’t eat. A loss of appetite is caused by stress and anxiety. Now you need to ask yourself, why are they feeling like this?

# They make an effort for small talk

When someone is guilty, they make more of an effort to engage in small talk, in hopes of getting other people to talk rather than them. You’ll notice that they laugh at everything you say and almost come off as having desperate behavior. They’re compensating for lying to you, and this is one of those easiest signs of a guilty conscience that can be noticed rather easily.

# They suck up to you on social media

I know, what age have we come to that social media is used to aid guilt? But, these are the times I guess. If someone wants on your good side, you’ll be amazed at how vigilant they are on social media. Making sure they like all your photos, leaving comments, trying to give the image that they’re in your good books.