I sure hope the 18 questions were broke down in to several tests.  If you showed reaction to a particular question just think about anything in your life that could have impacted the question.  Once I tested a lady and she had a large reaction to illegal drugs.  She swore that she never used drugs and in fact her brother had died from an overdose.  As soon as she said that I knew what was impacting the test and did a specific exam and cleared up the issue.  She was hired.  It appears this is what they are doing with you.  However, if they were asking 18 questions, you needed a break.  Stop looking for ways to beat the polygraph as that will definitely ruin your chances.  Just think if there are any outside issues that could be impacting the question and talk candidly to the examiner.  Good luck.  Taylor

snua,

You write:

snua wrote on Dec 7^th, 2007 at 11:09pm:


You say you didn't lie, but in an earlier thread that you started under the screen name "truthhurts," and from which you have since deleted your posts, you admitted that you "lied about smoking pot over ten years ago."

While applicants are secretly expected to be less than truthful when answering the "control" questions, the question about your past drug use was a relevant one, and I think those seeking positions of public trust have an ethical duty to answer relevant questions truthfully.

AntiPolygraph.org makes information about polygraph countermeasures available in order to provide the truthful with options for protecting themselves against the serious risk of a false positive outcome. We are not interested in helping liars beat the system.