# Polygraph Troubles **URL:** \ **Category:** SECURITY CLEARANCE Q&A\ **Created:** [September 4, 2024, 5:52pm UTC](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/polygraph-troubles/19229 "2024-09-04T17:52:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 3
**Author:** ![Vanilla\_Spice22](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/e47774/32.png) [@Vanilla\_Spice22](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/u/Vanilla_Spice22)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2024, 8:26pm UTC](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/polygraph-troubles/19229/3 "2024-09-04T20:26:06Z")
Attached is a link to some of my posts regarding the polygraph with a similar story to yours. > [@Failed my Polygraph, How bad is my situation?](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/failed-my-polygraph-how-bad-is-my-situation/18441/25): > > What do you mean you “failed.” Don’t believe anything the polygrapher tells you. They are liars who are paid to lie to your face for a living. If you really “failed,” you would have received official notification that your application is being discontinued and you would not have been invited back. The reason you have had three sessions is because you are being interrogated over certain areas the government finds concerning, such as lifestyle and counterintelligence. The government cannot cram a… > [@TS/SCI poly fail and advice on continuing](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/ts-sci-poly-fail-and-advice-on-continuing/18921/2): > > Someone else on this blog just asked a question very similar to this, so I will try to explain. First off, your polygraph experience is rather typical. Polygraphers accuse a lot of people of withholding information. They do this because they are trying to get you to confess to things that a background investigation would not be able to reveal. To answer your first question, if you have been told that you will be taking a second poly, that is a good sign. If they thought you were not suitable th… > [@Lied about drug use on my past sf86 now applying to a new job](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/lied-about-drug-use-on-my-past-sf86-now-applying-to-a-new-job/19067/15): > > Here is the funny thing about polygraphs. Your polygrapher lies during most of the session. They demand you tell the truth and punish you for telling the truth while they lie to you with impunity. Don’t be afraid of the polygraph. If you browse this blog, you will find some information about the polygraph that shows what the polygraph really is. The polygraph only catches people who self-snitch on themselves, just remember that. The fact that you have had three polygraphs already with the possibility of taking a fourth one proves that the government is still considering you for employment. If the government did not want to continue, you have received notification that your application is being discontinued. What is confusing is you being told that you need to reschedule your polygraph, but you may not get another session. I would reach out to your recruiter to get clarification because that is conflicting instructions. --- _[View the full topic](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/polygraph-troubles/19229)._