My handwriting keeps changing all the time. How can you analyze it?
My handwriting is messy. Does this mean I'm neurotic or something?
Nobody can read what I write. How can you analyze my handwriting?
We were taught to write a certain way in school. Isn't my handwriting just a reflection of that teaching?
I haven't written in years. I print everything. Can my handwriting be analyzed?
If I change my handwriting, can I change myself and my personality?
What do you mean when you say handwriting is really "brain" writing?
Is it legal to use handwriting analysis in the hiring process?
I would like to learn more about analyzing handwriting. How can I do that?
Can you get information from a signature?
I am left-handed. Will that affect my handwriting?

My handwriting keeps changing all the time. How can you analyze it?
It may appear to you that your handwriting changes, but a Graphoanalyst can deduce that the handwriting was written by the same person. It's like a snapshot of who you are. You may have had a picture taken on your birthday each year. Even though you have "changed" as you grew up, it is still really you in that picture. The same with your handwriting. Even though it may appear to have changed, it is still uniquely you.

My handwriting is messy. Does this mean I'm neurotic or something?
No. The writer's definition of "messy" does not have any value to a handwriting analyst. It is simply the writer's perception that his/her writing is not pleasing to the eye. Every time you put a mark on paper, you are telling the Graphoanalyst something about yourself. Regardless of how messy it might look to you, or in what language it is in, it is the graphic movement on the paper that reveals your personality traits.

Nobody can read what I write. How can you analyze my handwriting?
A Graphoanalyst doesn't need to read what you write. It is how the strokes connect that reveals the information about your personality. In addition, a Graphoanalyst also evaluates the pressure, slant, size, spacing, etc. of the handwriting.

We were taught to write a certain way in school. Isn't my handwriting just a reflection of that teaching?
No. Your handwriting is as individual as your fingerprint. And no two fingerprints are alike. Even though you learned to write in a certain way, your handwriting is uniquely your own.

I haven't written in years. I print everything. Can my handwriting be analyzed?
Yes. Although cursive (written) writing is preferred, trait assessments can be made with a printed sample. As the maximum information is illustrated through the strokes connecting, the evaluation may be lacking information.

If I change my handwriting, can I change myself and my personality?
Yes. This is called "Graphotherapy" and there is a lot of documented evidence that you can change your handwriting to change a corresponding personality trait. Mary Ann adds a caution. Human beings are very complex. To arbitrarily decide to change something about ourselves which may have been used as a coping mechanism may produce unwanted results. We may develop or enhance another undesirable trait in order to cope.

What do you mean when you say handwriting is really "brain" writing?
It is! The brain controls the muscles, and they control the movement of the writing instrument - whether you hold that instrument in your right hand or your left, in your mouth or in your toes. Your personality traits are revealed. This is why handwriting analysis is so accurate. You can't run away from your brain.

Is it legal to use handwriting analysis in the hiring process?
Yes. In fact, it is an excellent way to quickly and accurately find out the behavioural traits of the applicant. The Graphoanalyst does not need to see the applicant, only the applicant's handwriting. This is recommended, as the Graphoanalyst will not have any bias regarding the applicant. Handwriting analysis cannot tell left- or right-handedness, sex, age, race, appearance, etc. This increases the objectivity of the analysis.

Mary Ann requires a disclaimer from each writer whose handwriting is going to be analyzed.

I would like to learn more about analyzing handwriting. How can I do that?
Send Mary Ann an e-mail at maryann@handwriting.ca for further information.

Can you get information from a signature?
Yes. Your signature is how you wish the public to see you. It may not be the private you, but it is how you choose to present yourself to the world.

I am left-handed. Will that affect my handwriting?
No. It is a common misconception to think that left-handed people write with a certain slant, usually slanted back to the left. A study was conducted to assess left- vs right-handedness. The handwriting experts could not ascertain whether the samples were written by left-handed or right-handed people. This eliminates any bias one might have regarding the personality traits of left- or right-handed people.