Surely, many times you have wondered why your handwriting is different from that of any other and if this has to do with your personality. Graphologists assure that through the analysis of writing and its fundamental features it is possible to know the personality of a person. Today in overstory Graphology and personality.
Graphology is a technique that studies writing through its own methodology to discover things such as an individual’s personality and characteristics such as character and behavior, mental and physiological balance, the nature of their emotions, the type of intelligence, the professional qualifications and the general degree of health or illness of the writer.
To discover personality traits, things such as the margins of the text, the separation between lines and words, the size, the order of writing, the speed with which it is written or the form are analyzed. There are also specific signs that indicate specific things about the personality, such as the tail of the letter T or the dot on the i. Here we leave you what these signs indicate:
- The font size. If the letter is large it can mean that the person has a good level of self-esteem.
- If the letter is leaning to the right it indicates that the person is very emotional, if it is vertical it means that it is balanced, if it is oscillating it indicates that the person is maturing and in a state of change.
- Letter I. When the dot on the i does not appear is that the person is distracted, if the dot is circular it indicates a desire for originality and fantasy, if the dot is not very marked it indicates that the person is shy and when the dot is advanced to the right it indicates that the person wants to achieve something that does not reach.
- When the letter is linked, it indicates that the person has good logical ability and is constant when it comes to achieving something. If it is totally detached, it indicates socialization problems.
- letter T. When the t bar is very high, it indicates that it is a dominant personality, if the t bar is low, it indicates that it is a submissive personality. The rising bar indicates opposition to authority and the descending bar indicates intolerance and stubbornness. If the bar is centered it indicates emotional balance. If the bar is long it indicates impatience or audacity, if the bar is short it indicates sensitivity and shyness.
- Writing speed. Whoever writes slowly is a very careful person with a good sense of reality, if they write very fast it indicates the ability to create new ideas or impatience and lack of control.
Graphology has been used as an auxiliary diagnostic tool by psychology and psychiatry. However, it is still highly debated whether graphology has scientific validity. Graphology should not be confused with forensic calligraphy or calligraphic expertise, which are recognized as valid procedures that determine the identity of the writer.