Is there any way I can teach myself to write left handed?

Question

I have always wanted to be left handed. I don't know why, but I just do. Has anyone ever done this?

How long will it take to get used to?

Answer 1

It's not a good idea unless you have to. I find when using my right hand (I'm lefty) too much I begin to find myself stuttering a bit or getting some confusion with hands, and it's not pleasant.

But if you must try breaking your right hand (kidding!) or having it plastered or something to stop you using it. Then you'll have no choice but to use your left hand. You have to think about the mechanics of your right hand and how it does what it does so easily, then try to emulate it for your left. You also need to build up some strength for your left arm for some things.

Some common mistakes are: holding everything really tight, e.g. a pen rather than letting things a little looser; modifying techniques more than just doing things a mirror image of the way you did it right-handed - writing from left to right with your right hand is going to be different to writing left to right with your left hand, not just a mirror image.

For writing, hold your pen about 3cm up from the tip rather than 2-2.5cm, tilt your paper the other way, find an angle where you don't hook your hand uncomfortably, try not to smudge the paper as your hand will follow what is written rather than be below or in front of what is written - you may end up writing above the words or below the words depending on your technique.

incidentally, research suggests that right-handed people will tend to use the left side of their brains, but lefties will tend to use BOTH hemispheres of the brain, probably explaining why they tend to be able to do some things right-handed better than righties do things left-handed. Of course there are different degrees of handedness and some lefties are die-hands that cannot use right hands for anything at all.

Answer 2

How To Write Left Handed

Answer 3

Just practice writing stuff with your left hand. It looks like crud at first, but it gets better after a while. Also, just do everything you can with your left hand (unless it's a really delicate/risky process, like performing surgery or something crazy like that).

I'm right-handed myself, but I've been doing stuff left-handed for about 3-4 months, and these days I use my computer mouse with my left hand 24/7. I can also write with both hands simultaneously.

Answer 4

Train your left hand to do all the stuff your right hand can do. Eat with your left and write with your left. Youll get use to it in about from 1 week- 2 week.

Answer 5

well meet a person that is left handed see if you can have them teach you how to write left handed and it will tale about 1 year to get fully used to since you have been using your right hand for soo long that you never realized how diffrent it is

Answer 6

I had to when I broke my right wrist... Just start writing everything with your left hand. It takes a really long time to get used to, but it'll come eventually.

I guess if you're way into it, you can always go buy the old penmanship books from way back in grade school. It could be fun. :)

Answer 7

I had to learn to write with my left hand when my right arm was in a cast. Since you already know how to write with your right hand, learning to write with your left hand will come easier. It just takes practice.

Answer 8

I broke my right thumb and it was in a cast along with my half my arm to stabilize it when I was thirteen. I had no choice but to write with my left. Necessity is the mother of invention. Now I can write with either hand.

Answer 9

Yep, it's possible. I did this during 8th grade. I had this horrible boring class about rocks or something equally pointless. I spent the time practicing writing with my left hand. I got pretty good at it, and the teacher thought I was actually taking notes!

Answer 10

it may be possible if you practice writeing first just letters and when you get good at them, full words with your left hand. you should give it a try