If you want to be "left-handed", is it possible to convert, or do you have to be born that way?

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Answer 1

I love you, UncleWayne!

Answer 2

There are plenty of people who have been forced to "convert" when their dominant hand becomes disabled. But if you're looking just to be able to use your left hand more, try it. After a few months of only using your left hand to write and eat, you should be ambidextrous.
When I was in 7th grade I broke my right wrist (running track - long story!). Since it was in a full arm cast for four months I had to learn to write with my left. I still can write legibly, even if it isn't pretty, to this day. It can be handy if your right hand is busy doing something else, like holding the phone or holding a bottle for a baby, so you can jot something down for later!
Here's a link to a medical journal (of the Neurological Sciences) that describes how more brain activity is needed to manipulate the nondominant hand than if you use both hands in the same way at the same time. If you're interested!

Answer 3

It is possible to convert. I was born left-handed, but because of pressure from my parents, when I was in third grade switched to using the right hand and have ever since.

Answer 4

It's possible.

I'm "both-handed." I was born right-handed, but I've since managed to become competent with both hands.

I learned to use both while I was still a child. When I was 9 or 10; somewhere in there, everyone in my class had weekly appointments with the counselor.

We were supposed to have a goal, and she recommended that I make changing my handed-ness my goal; proving to myself that I can do whatever I set my mind to.

She was right :)

Answer 5

you're not born with a "writing hand" but you can convert hands you just have to force your self to write with you left hand and take time and practice like you use to when you were in elementary, go to like a school supply store and buy handwritting books and only write with your left hand, after a while your left hand will get stronger and you can begin writing good with it!!!

Answer 6

Think I was born a leftie. One of my teachers in grade school made me use my right hand for writing, and then marked me very low on penmanship on my card. Made the remark that my work was "messy".

Momma went to school.... no other teacher DARED mess with my left handedness! I bet it went down on those secret records they used to keep on each kid back then.

Answer 7

You can teach yourself if you have need of it. When I lost my temper at age 16 and punched my pine bunk bed I broke all the fingers of my right hand and had to learn how to write left-handed so now I can write just as well with either hand.

Answer 8

I imagine its possible, but would be awkward as most people have a dominant hand. Left handedness is usually hereditary, therefore if you want to become a southpaw, good luck to anyone who tries to read your writing! My father is ambidextrous, still uses his right hand to write though..

Answer 9

I was born left handed, but I was forced to write with my right hand at school!
So yes you can, with practice, (and the occasional whack across the back of your head)!

Answer 10

Yeah man, easy. I'm a lefty. But I can write just as good using my right. I can only kick, pitch, golf, bat and use scissors...ect with my right hand. Which is weird coming from a lefty!

Answer 11

You can convert,
but I'd suggest you do it with an orthodox leftie. ;)

And don't think it'll be easy just because you do it orthodox- you have to learn a while new way of thinking and living.
The world is made for righties, so it's constant adaptation.