Buzz·Posted on Sep 11, 201417 Struggles Only People Who Are Terrible Liars UnderstandThe Surprise Sues of the world, unite!by Julia PugachevskyBuzzFeed StaffLinkFacebookPinterestTwitterMail 1. Trying to tell a lie means contorting your face into creepy smiles. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 2. Or worse -- nervous laughter that makes everyone uncomfortable. 3. Your voice betrays you by going about ten octaves higher. 4. And maintaining eye contact immediately becomes a grand, unreachable feat. 5. You got in a lot more trouble as a kid because you couldn't successfully deceive your parents. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 6. And it was hard to be cool in high school when you always blurted out how you really felt. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 7. Naturally, you're not the best at keeping secrets, even little ones. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 8. Being sneaky is impossible because your intentions are always awkwardly obvious. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 9. And you’re always worried you’ll give up a great surprise. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 10. Even a small fib requires a mini-rehearsal. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 11. IF you do manage to get away with a white lie, you feel just like Meryl Streep. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 12. ...until you accidentally tell the truth (probably minutes later.) Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 13. If you get drunk, you end up redefining the term “truth bomb." Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 14. And probably even over-share. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 15. You lament over the fact that you’ll never be ~mysterious~. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 16. As well as the fact that there is literally nothing your friends don’t know about you. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 17. But that's okay, because it just means your friends trust you more than anyone else. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF