If you need attention or if you have a need to be noticed what does it really mean?

Is it just a shallow desire to show off a new outfit?

Or is it a desire to show how clever or talented you are?

Maybe it embraces all these things and more. But in reality it’s a ploy for recognition because we all have a basic need to be recognized.

However, what happens if we dig a little deeper – what do we find?

Insecurity.

A cry in the dark that says; “please notice me because I also count in the scheme of things.”

Very often the cry goes unnoticed. And it is then that out of frustration we feel we have to do something about it.

So in our behaviour we resort to various types of excesses. We wear outlandish clothes, we develop brash ways of communicating or we buy expensive things in order to show off our possessions – and more.

When our need to be noticed becomes so deeply ingrained in our personalities that it becomes outwardly obvious, it also becomes apparent in our handwriting.

There are reasons for this but they’re beyond the scope of this article. So we will confine ourselves to finding out how to identify the need for attention in handwriting.

Signs that Reveal a Need for Attention

In my previous blog post, The Need for Attention, I promised that I would tell you about some of the handwriting signs that you can look for – so here they are in no specific order:

• Elaboration – an ornate type of handwriting

• Circular i-dots You will often find this in the handwriting of adolescent girls

• Unduly large handwriting

• Capital letters that dwarf the rest of the handwriting

• Elaborate, important looking signatures that are larger than the ordinary body of handwriting.

• An underscore or line beneath a signature

If you know someone who you suspect may need attention or has a need to be noticed – just take a look at the handwriting. It may tell you something.