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Handwriting Analysis 

Symbols in handwriting can reflect a writer's interest.

Symbols in Handwriting

The concept of symbols, their placement in written communication, and the writer’s choice to use them is a fascinating aspect to the study of handwriting.

Writer wonders about her future and could use reassurance

Can the future be told?

Dear Debbie,

I’m about to make a big change in my life and I was wondering if you can tell me something about myself and about these changes through my writing.
- Wondering about the future

This writer doesn't have a specific question, just wants to know what I see.

Carefree attitude requires plenty of space

Hello Debbie,
 Your column is the best! I would love my handwriting analyzed …

Writer feels lost and is looking for clarity.

Looking for direction

Dear Debbie,

Difficulty concentrating… under a lot of fatigue. I have dropped out of school, haven’t worked. I feel I have lost my direction and clarity.

Writer has lots of imagination, but how is it being used?

Imagination: Friend or Foe?

Dubbed the information age, news bytes come at us from all directions. Newspaper, television, radio, emails, and social media –all passing on bits of data whether we want them or not. What do we do with all this information?

Writer shares from her private journal.

What is holding her back?

Dear Debbie,

What is holding me back from stepping up to the plate; from letting go of all that no longer serves me and reaching out & living the life that is my soul's dream...

Adult survivors of child abuse have skills to redirect in positive ways.

Celebrating the survivor

Dear Reader,

When we think of child abuse, we often think of child victims but there is an estimated 40 million adult survivors of child abuse in the United States today. Yet, as an underreported crime, we know this estimate is low.

This writer's curiosity is a strong asset.

Career-minded

Dear Debbie,

Does my handwriting reveal what type of job I’d be well suited for or (and) happy in?

This young writer asks why she mixes cursive with print.

Cursive and Print

Dear Write On!

Why is it that sometimes when I write in cursive I don’t fully write in cursive? I use both cursive and print. I especially notice it in r’s and z’s as in dizzy, crazy, burr, warm, storm, and zero.

-Just Wondering, age 13

2 samples of writing, 5 years apart. How has this writer changed?

Five years later

Dear Debbie,

I notice my writing has changed somewhat over the past ten years as I have made major changes in my life. Any comments?

This writer prefers to print, but look closely and you will see a combination.

Picky Printer

Hi Debbie,

First of all, I prefer printing. It seems like my writing looks neater and more understandable in print, rather than cursive. Plus I feel like I can write faster in print… Not sure if this makes a difference, but I’m super picky about my pens.

An active imagination keeps this writer on a road of discovery.

Imagine that!

Hi Debbie,

...my husband was trained by the Air Force... to interpret handwriting. Every time I gave him a sample of a friends handwriting, his assesment was amazingly accurate. I was wondering if you could interperet my handwriting…

Writer dreams of financial wealth, but may be richer than he thought.

Success in Handwriting?

Dear Debbie,

Is it true that one’s handwriting tells more of becoming successful?...

Journal writer wonders about her "different ways of writing."

Look into your I's

Dear Debbie,

…I’ve been writing a journal ever since I was fourteen. I recently look back realizing i have different ways of writing whenever I write… -M

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