For some people, social distancing comes naturally.
Social distancing & graphology
The Covid-19 outbreak across the world has called into question everything we have been taught about how we space ourselves in relation to other people, and made social distancing a necessity for our survival.
Social distancing, also called “physical distancing,” means keeping space between yourself and other people outside of your home. It includes:
- Staying at least 6 feet from other people
- Not gathering in groups
- Staying out of crowded places
- Avoiding mass gatherings
In theory, there is still broad support for social distancing measures to curb the spread of the coronavirus, but for some people maintaining social distancing is easier than the others.
Have you noticed at your home, for example, that some members of your family are not as upset with the strict rules of social distancing as the others?
While some are restless, raring to go out and party once these constrictive rules of social distancing are out of the way, others are worried only about the deadly disease, and not so much about staying away from large gatherings or party joints.
Well, there’s a reason behind it.
The ones comfortable with social distancing are those who in any case like to maintain distance from others because they do not enjoy being part of large gatherings. That’s their personality type.
According to handwriting analysis, people who are the least uncomfortable with social distancing could have the following features in their handwriting.
1. Wide word spacing
Wide word spacing in handwriting
When someone maintains wide spacing between words, it indicates that the writer is a natural when it comes to maintaining distance from others.
Graphologist Sheila Lowe says:
The amount of space a writer leaves between words is a good indication of how much personal space she demands from others and the degree of self-restraint she uses in social situations.”
2. Left-slanted handwriting
Left-slanted handwriting
Left-slanted handwriting is never natural. People start writing with a left slant after facing some very unpleasant experiences.
Those of us who have left-slanted handwriting do not feel the need to express their emotions and feelings. They do not easily make friends, and even when they do, they are utterly cautious of them.
Lowe says:
The extreme left-slanter is paralyzed by inability to trust.”
So, left-slant writers are another type of people for whom social distancing is not too much of a hassle.
3. Small size of handwriting
Small size of handwriting
People who can write small are able to shut out the world in order to concentrate on what they believe is important to them.
Small handwriting often belongs to people who are introverts. They want to live in themselves and rarely want to look beyond. Smaller than average-sized handwriting also denotes an introspective person.
They are reserved, and they do not seek the limelight. Hence, following social-distancing norms is not very difficult for people who write small.
4. Tiny middle zone
Tiny middle zone in handwriting
Middle zone of your handwriting indicates how much social interactions you need in your life.
The personality traits of people who write with de-emphasised or tiny middle zone are pretty much the same as that of small writers. People with a tiny middle zone in handwriting are usually not flamboyant or attention-seekers, and they want limited interaction with others.
Read more about handwriting zones in this article on all caps handwriting.
5. Narrow lower loops
Narrow lower loops in handwriting
People with narrow lower loops have problem trusting other people. As a result, they make fewer close connections, and they are okay with it.
Since they do not like interacting much with others any way, following social-distancing norms is not difficult for them at all.
Conclusion
Social distancing is the most friendly thing to do at the moment.
In this article, we’ve restricted ourselves to people for whom social distancing is easier. But if it is hard for you, it does not mean there is something wrong with you. In fact, you’re as normal as they come.
Now, you may ask: why is social distancing so difficult for some people?
A simple answer to that is: The idea of social distancing essentially goes against every norm of communication we have adopted since our birth.
This forced restriction on engaging with others at personal distance feels odd because it’s not what we’ve been conditioned to do with people we like. It’s what we’ve been trained to do with people we dislike.
The hard truth is that at the moment social distancing norms feels unfriendly and anti-social, but given the circumstances, it might be friendliest thing we can do.
(Idea courtesy: Dr Manoj Tanurkar)
Disclaimer: One element of handwriting may be analysed at a time, but always look at the entire handwriting sample before arriving at any conclusion.
