Polygraph exams are junk science. Their results aren't accurate.

If anything, polygraphs are emotion detectors - and you showed plenty of emotion with regard to the topic of cheating on your partner. That means you have feelings for your partner, NOT that you cheated on them.

Read The Lie Behind The Lie Detector, and devour this site.

Welcome: you're another polygraph victim.

Let me first start by introducing myself. My name is Avi Afriat and I am a 17 year old student at my local school in Calabasas, Ca. Now I will start by giving you the whole story. My father was hospitalized last week and in that week I wore his Rolex watch during that week. When my dad got back home from the hospital he says that this is not his watch and came straight to me asking me if I switched his real Rolex for a fake one. I assured him that I would never be dumb enough to switch something of such value and giving that my dad wears this watch everyday for the past couple of years so he would know the difference. I am so innocent and my dad is trying to make deals with me saying tell me the truth about the watch and I will take you to therapy. I have honestly had experiences where ive stolen before, but it has ben over 7 months since then and I have not stolen a penny. I have been doing great in school socializing with friends but my dad is now threatening to kick me out of the house. I did the polygraph but FAILED!!!! I am so positive that i am innocent because usually I would deny it for a little bit but not to the point where we went to a polygraph test and spend a lot of money. I have read different posts that you responded to and it kind of relates to mine where I am innocent and this is about to ruin my life. My dad took everything away from me as of now and does not want me to even call him dad or look at him. He offered to take me to therapy but why will I go to therapy if I am innocent. I was seriously trying to think of a lie to tell him that I did do it so this mess could be over. But why would I turn myself in for something i didnt do. I feel like I a in a movie where the audience knows the person is telling the truth but the characters in the movie punish him for thinking that he lied. I am lost and I am so innocent. I do not know what steps to take anymore. This is making me miserable. I want him to find out the truth that I did not do it because this is my senior year in high school and i am planning to go to college and go all the way with my education. My father is cutting me out of his life and wants me to stop school and look for a job. I cant ruin my life for something i am not guilty for. I have been talking to myself so much and praying that he will find the real rolex watch because as i said earlier he thinks i swapped his real rolex watch for a fake. But i did not! please let me know if you can help in any way. Im dying so hard inside and I dont know what to do.