I am going for fsp soon and I know blackmail is one aspect they would ask. I am 40 or so and have done the whole dating, sex thing…but my traditional parents still thinks that I have never kissed a girl or had sex… they even tell it to their friends like its a proud thing when they try to set me up with women… it is so embarrassing that I never corrected them - i mean I am not gonna tell them and others at a party that I had sex already..
Anyway, I dont keep contact with exes but it is something that’s very embarrassing… is this something that could be blackmailed for since it is embarrassing? Should I open up about it during the poly and if so, I need to tell my parents now? They would be so disappointed… but then again I dont think I would give any money or secrets away to my exes if they do threaten to tell my parents?
Ultimately is the underlying question whether I give a F if whatever the other is blackmailing me for is out in the open?
Like if they ask me if i could be blackmailed i say yes?
Also side question, i have coworkers who retook fsp several.times but every time the polygrapher seem to harp on one question and they are never the same(the one they inconclusived on before was asked too)… what gives? Does this show how inexact the test is?
I’ve never gone through a poly before, but I would suggest to be honest with what you just explained and follow up by saying, although it is embarrassing, it isn’t serious enough that it could be used against you for blackmail.
You are probably overthinking it. Only you can really determine if something can be leveraged against you.
Here are my thoughts when gearing up to go inside the thunder dome.
NEVER EVER admit to anything that was not already listed on your SF86.
Only answer the exact question they ask, dont think about hypotheticals, or technicalities or any of that bs. Answer. Their. Exact. Question.
Pick a spot on the wall, focus on that and drown out anything else that isnt a direct question to you. Do not think about the question after you answer it, blank slate each time.
This is a game, nothing is real. The crap they say, the crap they accuse you of, it’s all theater. Keep reminding yourself of that throughout the session.
Be ready to say No. Over and over, and over. No matter how many times you have to repeat yourself, dont give them anything but consistent, minimal responses.
You are being monitored from the moment you walk into the building. When/if they leave the room during your session, you are still being monitored.
Again, they will accuse you of random stuff, dont admit to something just to appease them, that never ends well for your chances of passing.
About the wall thing.. last time i did my ci (which i passed), the polygrapher kept mentioning why i am thinking about something when i was looking at the wall..maybe i was thinking about looking at the wall?
But why do different questions have an issue with different polygrapher. Like coworker got dinged on question X but 2nd time X was fine but it was question Y…
But why do different questions have an issue with different polygrapher. Like coworker got dinged on question X but 2nd time X was fine but it was question Y…
Because they are fishing, they pick random questions to focus on to try and coerce confessions.