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I wrote in my February 5, 2014 blog, “Handwriting Analysis,” I ask each of my
clients to write a few sentences about why they are seeking hypnotherapy to
help them achieve their vocational and avocational self-improvement goals. I
do this as a way to find out what the person thinks or believes about his or
her presenting issue. Also, as an ideomotor response, handwriting gives a sneak
preview into the subconscious mind, including suggestibility (how we learn) and
behaviors. Here are a few handwriting characteristics that I look at:
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Baseline slant: This handwriting
characteristic indicates the mood of the person at the time the handwriting
sample is done. An upward slant would suggest that you tend to be optimistic. A
downward slant suggests a more pessimistic attitude or possible depression,
which would necessitate a referral to a licensed medical or psychological
professional for further evaluation and/or treatment. A baseline that undulates
like waves indicates moodiness, which could be associated with low blood
sugar/hunger.
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Connecting strokes: Writing samples whose
letters are connected and flow together indicate someone who has a very
methodical and systematic way of thinking. Writing samples that feature little
or no connection between the letters could indicate someone who is very
analytical and can intuit information or results from just a few pieces of
information.
·
Margins: Do you start and/or finish
writing at the edge of the page? The more room you leave on the right-hand
margin of the page indicates that you tend to be generous with the amount of
time and space you leave for other people. If you have wider margins on the
left-hand margin of the page, you are more generous with yourself.
·
Pressure of the writing: I can tell by
feeling the grooves on the reverse side of the page how much pressure (intent
or emotion) the writer invested in writing this sample. Someone who is very
passionate or emotional about the topic would tend to exert more pressure when
writing. Conversely, areas of lighter pressure (no groove) could indicate less
emotion, indifference or even physical weakness.
·
Signature: A person’s signature indicates
how he or she would like to be seen by others. It is not necessarily indicative of who the person really is/what the
person is really like. Someone whose signature matches or is most like the body
of the writing tends to be very no-nonsense; “what you see is what you get.”
The opposite would be true of an individual whose signature is very different
from the rest of the writing.
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Slant of letters: The degree of angle or
slant of your letters indicates whether you tend to repress or express your
emotions. Someone whose writing has a left-hand slant tends to hold in emotions
whereas a person whose writing that slants to the right will express how he or
she is feeling. The greater the degree of the slant indicates the degree to
which emotions are repressed or expressed.
·
Zones: Each “zone” of writing indicates
where the person puts the greatest emphasis or priority in his or her life. The
upper zone is where thought/fantasy/analysis occurs. The middle zone concerns
daily life, communication and responsibility. The lower zone is dedicated to
fulfilling physical or materialistic needs: sex, clothes, shelter and money.
These are just a few of the indicators I look at when I analyze
handwriting in my hypnotherapy practice. For more information about handwriting
analysis, or if you would like to request an in-depth analysis of your own
writing, please contact me via my website at www.calminsensehypnotherapy.com.
Sara R. Fogan, C.Ht. is a certified hypnotherapist based in
Southern California. She graduated with honors from the
Hypnosis Motivation Institute in 2005. For more information about
Calminsense Hypnotherapy® and to set up an appointment, please visit http://www.calminsensehypnotherapy.com/.
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