I bring to you
a completely random post about Graphology. I recently watched a video by
BuzzFeed where a professional in Graphology was able to tell people about their
personalities through only looking at their handwriting and signature.
So, what is Graphology?
Graphology is
the study of handwriting, for example as use to infer a person’s character. The
study of written and printed symbols and of writing systems.
After watching
the video, I decided to do a little research and try to figure out what my
handwriting and signature says about me – my findings I actually found to be
quite interesting.
Handwriting
The width of my
handwriting is narrow which can often show self-control, cautious behaviour and
concentration. People with narrower writing are more likely to have anxieties
and feel a lack of inner freedom – I can defiantly say that the anxiety point
has hit the nail on the head.
My word spacing
is small and I keep my lettering close together, when people have word spacing
are shown to need more contact and have thought patterns that are influenced by
previous experiences, the can also be said to lack distance or mental order and
have a chaotic inner life.
I use a lot of
pressure when I write, which often can show a person to be assertive with a tendency
to avoid energy draining situations as well as being more easily angered and
anxious (there it is again, I never knew my handwriting was so obvious), they
can often be shown to be more forceful.
Finally, in
terms of handwriting, mine has a vertical slant. This can show that a person
likes control, discipline and likes to have their thoughts under control. They
may also be more reserved, cold and have difficulties when contacting with
others.
Signature
Again, my
signature is large. Often when the signature is larger than the handwriting,
this can show that the person carries a pretence of higher self-esteem and
confidence than actually is the case. This means that a person signature is
most likely to be a front.
When somebody
uses their full name is means you are more informal and like to get a first
name terms quicker. However, if your surname is more legible than your first
name, which mine is, it can show there to be reserve when meeting a person at
first and would rather get to know a person better before being overly
familiar. If you tend to sign your signature in the middle it can show a need
for attention.
If your
signature falls more than your handwriting does, which I believe is the case
with mine as I have big dips in my signature, this can show that a more
pessimistic front to life - but this may not be the truest feelings of a
person.
Finally, the
embellishments a person uses when signing their name can also give an insight
into someone’s personality. In terms of embellishments in my signature, is use
lines through my signature (the first letter of my surname crosses through my
first name), this can show a person to be more self-critical and a likeliness
to be more easily unhappy. In addition, my size of the lettering in my
signature is irregular, when letters are larger this often means that the
person wants to draw attentions to certain parts of their name and stressing
their importance, for me this is my initials.
Lettering Specifics
Middle crosses
on your t’s – this is said to show confidence and that a person is comfortable
in their own skins (I can’t say I fully agree with this one, but it’s an
interesting thought).
Closed O’s –
this is said to show a person to be private and introverted (that’s more like
it aha!)
Perfect dots
over the I’s – this is said to show a person to be detail-orientated,
empathetic and organised.
Ink Colour
Another clue
into a person’s personality based on their handwriting is the chose pen colour.
I am very picky about my pen colour and I always prefer to use a black… and I
absolutely HATE using blue (it’s far too bright against white paper aha). If a
person uses black ink this can often show a person to have ambition and anxiety
to make a name for themselves, which honestly makes a lot of sense to me. They
may also be seen to be emotionally uptight and lets likely to give away their
true feelings. I defiantly didn’t think that the pen colour you chose would in
any way reflect a person’s personality but it all matches up.
So, do I think
that Graphology works in finding out about a person personality? I can’t say I
am completely sold but I have found this whole topic very interesting and even
though I am not an expert on the subject, what I have found out is very
revealing aha. I wonder if others would find their results just as eye opening!
I am really
sorry if this was a completely uninteresting read, but this is a blog for my
internal ramblings and this was the latest one to present itself!
Until next
time, Holly x
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