FBI super mind-reading technique: teach you instant insight into people's hearts

Chapter 13 The Clues of Emotions (3)
Let's start with the eyebrows.

The lowered eyebrows and furrowed brow are typical expressions of anger.Eyebrow depressing is an action to reduce glare to stimulate the eyes. When people encounter difficulties or troubles, they will do this action in order to reduce glare and focus on thinking.With evolution, this action has become a habitual action when encountering trouble.When we don't understand the content of the lecture, the eyebrows will be lowered; when we think about the solution, the eyebrows will be lowered; when we are angry, the eyebrows will be lowered.No matter what the stimulus, a downturned brow conveys only one message, which is to pay attention to something.

The depression of the eyebrows alone cannot be used to draw the conclusion of "angry", but if the upper eyelid is lifted and the lower eyelid is tight at the same time, it is an obvious angry expression.When a person is angry, the eyes will try to open wide, and at the same time, under the pressure of the eyebrows, the upper eyelids will be closed downwards, so that there will be a fold formed by the upper and lower eyelids.That's what we usually call a wide-eyed look.

Suffice it to say, the combination of raised eyebrows, raised upper lids, and tight lower lids is a standard expression of anger.

Next, let's talk about the nose and cheeks.

Under the dual action of the upper lip muscle and the upper lip nares muscle, angry expression features such as upper lip lifting, nostril expansion, nose wing lifting, nasolabial fold deepening, and cheek muscles piling up will be formed.

Angry expressions are commonplace for FBI agents to settle cases.When some criminals are found out the truth, there will be a momentary angry expression, which means that they have been threatened.

Finally talk about the mouth.In full-bodied anger, the mouth is generally open, with varying degrees of opening.When the stimulation exceeds the bottom line, when the emotion is out of control, the mouth will be opened to the maximum in order to roar.This requires the combined action of the lower lip muscle, platysma, and mandible.The lower lip muscle is responsible for pulling the lower lip down to expose the lower teeth; the platysma muscle is responsible for pulling the corners of the mouth to the sides; the mandible is responsible for opening the mouth.

When the anger is not at its maximum and you just want to retort, your mouth will open relatively less.But because I want to vent my anger through words, such as accusing or arguing, I still show my lower teeth, and sometimes my upper teeth.

When first provoked and ready to attack, the mouth opens less and the teeth close.But the lifting of the upper lip will tell the other person, "You be careful, I'm angry".With this degree of opening, the upper teeth will definitely be exposed, showing a state of biting, showing a strong aggressiveness.There is a word that can accurately describe this state - gnashing of teeth.When an animal is preparing to attack, it shows its canine teeth to show its strength, and the teeth close, ready to bite.When a person is preparing to attack, gnashing his teeth is on the one hand a declaration of determination to persevere to the end, and on the other hand he is ready to endure pain.Yes, people also gnash their teeth when they are enduring pain.You can try this action, clench your teeth, stretch your mouth, and expose your upper and lower teeth.Look in the mirror, at this moment you in the mirror are either looking fierce, or you are having a headache.

Although enduring pain is similar to anger in mouth shape, there is a world of difference between the two in the expression of eyebrows and eyes.Painful eyebrows, the eyebrows will rise, the brows will be depressed, and the eyes will be closed, representing escape.

Having talked about the standard expression of full anger, it's time to talk about other types of angry expressions, which are angry microexpressions.

suppressed anger

The basis of suppressed anger is denial.During mild denial, the orbicularis oris muscle relaxes, and the mentalis and depressor anguli oris muscles contract, forming a pout.The psychology conveyed by this state is: "I don't think so", "It's a bit embarrassing", "It's a bit sad".When the orbicularis muscle is also contracted, the degree will be deepened and become unpleasant.At a deeper level, it becomes suppressed anger.For the sake of rationality, to forcibly suppress anger requires greater strength.When you are communicating with people, if the other person shows this expression, it means that he is already very angry in his heart, but he is forcibly suppressing it.You should change the way of communication, or temporarily interrupt and change the subject.

simmering anger

Unlike suppressed anger, pent-up anger is sulking with nowhere to vent.Only when anger is vented can we maintain a balanced state of mind and contribute to healthy psychological development.But in the continuous progress of civilization, people are bound by too many objective reasons, and their anger cannot be vented casually.When we were children, we were told by our parents not to lose our temper casually when there are many people.Even if you just curl your lips, your parents will say sternly: "Don't curl your lips, why are you so ignorant." Over time, holding your breath is associated with upbringing.

After we enter the society, we are more sullen than happy, because we cannot vent our anger at will, and our emotions cannot develop naturally. This is not only a matter of education, but also a matter of survival.When talking about things with clients, or when communicating with the boss, you must not be angry, otherwise it will affect your future and threaten your livelihood.When you are angry, you can only endure it forcefully and hold back all your anger. To a certain extent, it is more scary than yelling.

Because you have to endure it hard and don't yell out loud, the muscles around the mouth must be tightened hard, thus forming tight lips.Under the triple action of the levator labii muscle, the levator nasalis muscle and the mentalis muscle, the overall shape of the breath-holding mouth is bent down, that is to say, the corners of the mouth droop, the nasolabial fold becomes deeper, and the chin appears uneven folds.The eyes show the typical angry features, with the eyebrows depressed and furrowed, the upper eyelids lifted, and the lower eyelids tensed.

It should be noted that without changes in eyebrows and eyes, the conclusion of "angry" cannot be drawn only by curling lips.Because in expressions similar to grievance and sadness, there will also be lip curling movements.Therefore, to judge whether anger appears, it must be combined with the shape of eyes and eyebrows.

Disgust escalates to anger

Disgust is likely to escalate into anger. The facial expressions at this time are characterized by: eyebrows and eyes showing anger, and mouth and nose showing disgust.

In a disgusted expression, the upper lip is raised upwards and the nasolabial folds appear.Combined with the lowering and furrowing of the brows, the upward lifting of the upper eyelid, and the tightening of the lower eyelid, it is the emotion of anger inspired by disgust.The slightly opened mouth is ready to speak, and the lowered eyebrows indicate readiness to attack.

When we hate someone in our hearts, we usually choose to avoid them, but when we really need to communicate, we will inadvertently show disgusted expressions.Disgust can quickly turn into anger if the person utters words that arouse our negative emotions.

angry
When people vent their anger, the body and mind will be balanced to a certain extent, but this does not mean that the anger has completely disappeared.More often than not, the problem persists after the anger has been vented, so the level of anger remains high.But this time, the angry expression was completely different. It had no change in the lower half of the face, only the changes in the eyebrows—the eyebrows were pressed down and furrowed, the upper eyelids were raised, and the lower eyelids were tensed.If the eyes are blocked, judging from the mouth alone, nothing can be seen.

Through the analysis of these types of anger, it is not difficult to see that the most typical micro-expressions of anger are: the eyebrows are depressed and furrowed; the upper eyelid is raised, and the upper eyelid skin will wrinkle due to the pressure of the eyebrows; the lower eyelid is tight.To judge whether a person is angry, we only need to look at the eyes and eyebrows to judge.The closer the distance between the upper eyelid and the eyebrow, the deeper the anger.

There is a good example of angry microexpression and stimulus formation.

There is a young man who loves to write novels. He has been writing novels since graduating from university without any other work.In five years, he wrote hundreds of thousands of words, but he was not willing to publish it, but he always felt good about himself and believed that his works were unparalleled in the world.His family advised him to find a job first and write novels in his spare time.But he insisted on refusing, and always emphasized that the novel was not published because the time had not yet come.Later, his affairs were made into a reality show by the TV station.

In the program, a publishing expert told him very bluntly that his novel had no publication value and that he should find another job first.In the first ten minutes of the show, he maintained his confidence and composure, but at this moment, he exploded instantly and became extremely aggressive.He began to defend himself, accusing the experts of ignorance and saying that the views of the experts alone did not represent the views of all publishers.In the process of defending, his face showed a typical angry expression, and his mouth showed a state of disgust.

These five years of life have put him under tremendous pressure, but he has always avoided society and insisted on writing.He didn't want to admit it, and he didn't want to be seen through by others.When someone opposes him, he will reject this person from his heart and feel disgusted.The pundit's outspokenness hit him right where he needed to be, threatened his survival (he thought he could make money writing fiction), and fueled his rage.Disgust makes one want to run away, while anger makes one want to attack.

Sometimes anger is mixed with disgust or fear, and it can be difficult to tell which is dominant.In addition to micro-expressions, the presence or absence of aggression can tell which emotion is dominant.Here is another case: a mother witnessed her daughter being raped by a villain, and in desperation, the mother attacked him with a sharp object and killed her.In fact, there is fear in her heart, but her daughter has been threatened, which aroused her great anger, so she will have a sense of attack.This angry micro-expression is very useful in the process of solving the case by the FBI.After the mother was arrested, she once denied that she had killed anyone. She said that she was panicked and at a loss for what to do.But when the agent asked her to describe the day, a look of anger appeared on her face.Although a micro-expression cannot be evidence in court, it can help the detective solve the case.Fear does not make people aggressive, only anger makes people desperate to attack.

Recognize sadness
People grieve after the loss of a loved one; they grieve when their financial interests are severely damaged.The root cause of grief is loss and irreparability, and of course irreparable loss is also a kind of loss.

Sadness is present at an early age, and it is difficult to force it to hide.The expression that is inseparable from sadness is undoubtedly crying. Tears are the best way to vent sadness and a way to seek attention or love.When we were babies, crying came before smiling.This crying is for attention, and since it is not yet possible to speak, crying is the single and most important way to alert the parents.

However, with age, knowledge and experience, crying is not simply for attention, but also for satisfaction.But in the final analysis, it is because of loss.For example, if a child wants to eat a certain snack, but his parents don't allow it, he will cry if he is still not satisfied after several beggings.They think that they have lost the opportunity to eat snacks or taste delicious food, so they cry, and they also hope that in this way, their parents will agree to their requirements and be satisfied.When parents don't let them watch cartoons, children also cry, because they think that after the cartoons are finished, there will be no more, and if they don't watch it, they will lose it.

The full weeping (crying bitterly) expression is pretty much the same whether it's a baby or an adult.Let's briefly analyze the full crying expression.

eyebrows and eyes

Under the joint action of the orbicularis oculi and the corrugator supercilii, the eyebrows will be pressed down and furrowed when crying bitterly.However, due to the tension in the middle of the frontal muscle, the eyebrows will rise slightly when the eyebrows are pressed down.This causes the entire brow to form a tiny wave near the brow, which is also present in expressions of fear, but is most severe in pain.The eyes will close tightly, forming horizontal creases at the inner corners of the eyes and crow's feet at the outer corners.

Closing the eyes is a physiological need, because when we cry bitterly, the breathing will become rapid and the blood circulation will also change, resulting in increased pressure on the eyeball. The contraction of the orbicularis oculi muscle is to relieve the pressure, which belongs to the self-protection function of the eyes.Not only crying bitterly, but also closing the eyes tightly when laughing and sneezing, in order to protect the eyeballs from injury.

mouth
The shape of the mouth when crying is very special. The lips are stretched and opened to both sides. Although the lower lip is stretched, there is an upward arc near the middle.A total of 5 groups of muscles are involved in the change of the entire mouth shape. They are: levator lip muscle, which is responsible for stretching the upper lip, and stacking the cheeks to form the nasolabial fold; platysma, whose contraction will pull laterally Stretch the corners of the mouth to make the lips thinner; depressor oris and depressor labii muscles, their tension pulls down the lower lip, droops the corners of the mouth, and exposes the lower teeth, making the entire mouth look square and easy to cry; mentalis, mentalis Tension is the main force behind the upward movement of the middle part of the lower lip, making the lower lip close to a W shape.

This state of the mouth makes it easier to wail, making the voice louder and more shocking.At the same time, this is also a unique mouth shape for crying bitterly.Cover the upper half of a person's face and look at the mouth alone. As long as the lower lip is found to be W-shaped, it can be concluded that he is crying bitterly.

Combining eyebrows, eyes and mouth, it is difficult to make a crying expression deliberately, unless it is really recalling some sad past events and mobilizing the sadness.You try to imitate the expression of crying in the mirror, either the eyes are not closed enough, or the mouth is not grinning wide enough.Therefore, if a person is not sad and makes a crying expression on purpose, it can be seen through at a glance.

Crying is the expression of grief, but in real life, people rarely cry, except when they lose the people they love the most.Therefore, most of the time, sadness has other manifestations and is accompanied by other expressive characteristics.As the level of sadness diminished, the expression of sadness became less pronounced, and the features of the eyebrows, eyes, and mouth changed accordingly.

hold back crying
We can't cry without scruples anytime and anywhere. Many times we have to consider the impact of the surrounding environment and negative emotions, so we choose to suppress crying.Since vocalization is the most obvious and influential feature of crying, suppressing vocalization is the most important way to suppress crying.In this case, the mouth must be tightly shut.At this time, the zygomaticus minor muscle replaced the levator upper lip muscle and became the main force for lifting the upper lip, and at the same time greatly reduced the lifting force; the platysma was still stretching the mouth to both sides; The strength of the platysma is far less than that of the platysma, so the corners of the mouth do not sag much, and grooves will be formed on the outside of the corners of the mouth; the action of the mentalis muscle will push the lower lip upwards, causing the chin to produce uneven folds because of the resistance of the upper lip , the lower lip will not form a W shape like when crying bitterly, but will be partially convex.

Suppression of vocalizations is subjective, whereas emotions do not cease to erupt.These two contradictions cause the mouth to vibrate slightly when it is tightly closed to relieve tension.

The closed mouth is the main feature of suppression, while the brows and eyes fully express the emotion of crying.Due to the tension of the frontal muscle, the brow will be raised, and the corrugator supercilii will form a fold in the middle of the brow, while the orbicularis muscle will press down the eyebrows and close the eyes.

Eye closure is very important, which is one of the main characteristics of bitter crying.Regardless of whether it is suppressed or not, crying bitterly will cause an increase in the pressure of the capillaries in the orbit and the eyeball. Closing the eyes is a necessary protective action.

It is worth mentioning that although suppressing bitter crying suppresses the loss of sadness energy, it prolongs the time of sadness, affects the balance of the body, and naturally affects daily life and work.So no matter what happens, when you feel sad, cry as much as you can.

weaker cry

The crying to be mentioned here is mainly crying with the mouth closed. Its degree is weaker than crying bitterly. It is an expression that often appears when the sadness is weakening or when the stimulation of sadness is not strong.The biggest difference between this expression and suppressed crying is the degree of eye closure and the degree of shortness of breath.

As the degree of sadness becomes weaker, the breathing also tends to be gentle, and the pressure of the capillaries in the eye sockets and eyeballs gradually returns to normal, and there is no need to close the eyes tightly.But the sadness is still there, so the brow is lower and furrowed than usual.Interestingly, no matter what kind of sadness, the shape of the eyebrows is wavy, that is, there will be a slight dip in the place one-third of the distance from the brow, which seems to tell people: "My heart is going back and forth. .”

Sad eyebrows are highly recognizable, whether you are crying or not, as long as you are sad, such eyebrows will appear.However, it should be noted that when people go out on cloudy days, they will have similar eyebrow shapes, but it represents discomfort, not sadness.Cloudy days are as powerless as sad emotions, and it's not surprising that the expressions are similar.

Back to the eyes.While you don't need to close your eyes tightly when you're sad, the eye that's trying to open gets pressure from the eyebrows, which creates a crease in the upper eyelid, though it's not noticeable.The lower eyelid lifts due to the contraction of the orbicularis oculi muscle, covering more of the eyeball.As a result, the eyeball appears dull and dull surrounded by the upper and lower eyelids because there are fewer whites, less contrast between black and white, and less reflected light.

The mouth is closed, typical of a sad expression.Because the sadness is still there, the mouth will still stretch to the sides, and the corners of the mouth will droop slightly.This mouth shape will also appear when we eat bitter things, and it is difficult to hide.If it appears alone and does not match the changes of eyebrows and eyes, you must judge carefully. It is very likely to represent hard work, shame, reluctance, and it is not easy, rather than sadness.

(End of this chapter)