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forced right handedness

junaid09 — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:48:34 +0000

Hey guys. I’m 18. I was forced to switch from my left to my right hand between the age of 4 and 6. I still do loads of stuff with my left hand. I get depressed at times.. Has this gotta do anything with the switching?? If anyone can help please mail me. I could really use some help. Thanks

Lefties

Ron Tranmer — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 15:16:18 +0000

In the very beginning
when God made woman and man,
to identify intelligence
He devised a glorious plan.

After we were tested,
in His wisdom he commanded,
“Those with great intelligence,
will henceforth be left-handed.”

So when you see a lefty,
please show them some respect,
and try not to be offended
by their greater intellect.

Although you are right-handed,
for which there is no cure,
remember God still loves you.
He just loves lefties more.

Lefty forced to be righty

iosobukola — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 23:08:22 +0000

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Right handed for most things but left handed for others

SandraN — Thu, 26 May 2011 20:57:55 +0000

I’m mostly right handed, yes I know that sounds a bit odd to many people to say you’re mostly right handed, but for certain things I’m left handed and I don’t take too much notice of switching from doing one thing with one hand, then something left with the other – it’s just natural to me.

As far as I remember as a child I was right handed, using my right hand for writing, drawing, sewing and so on, until when I was around 12 years old when I started getting problems holding a (fountain) pen in my right hand for long periods. I tried writing left handed – not a great success, it felt awkward so I only did it to give my right hand a break then I gave up on the experiment after a while.

Four or five years later when I was learning to type (on a typewriter) I realized I was using my left hand much more than others did, especially for the keys in the middle of the keyboard. When computers with mice came along I discovered it was so much easier and natural for me to mouse left handed - oh the look of horror on IT persons’ faces at work when they have had to visit and find the mouse of the left side of the keyboard. “You haven’t changed the mouse settings, have you?” like it’s a crime (I don’t switch the buttons because my middle finger is stronger and less prone to joint problems than my forefinger).

I can be clicking through screens and doing stuff with the mouse with my left hand and have my pen poised in my right hand to write notes, annotate paperwork and so on. I have several colleagues who now think nothing of using the mouse with their left hand all the time, when they write with the right, after they’ve seen me doing it – me being a bad influence or just being practical? I’m all for what is practical, whatever works for you and thus the placing of phone, computer, document stand etc on my desk at work - I just wait to see if I can get the layout right for me again once we’ve moved office (some time in the next two months) and have new/different desks.

Lefty forced to be a righty

tinna444 — Wed, 25 May 2011 23:04:12 +0000

I’m 42 and right-handed, but I started off LEFT-handed. Has anyone ever heard of a study or any research at all on what this does to our development? I have major issues with getting lost! Also, college level math courses are very challenging. I would love to find out if this is due to being converted from Left to right-handed.

left-handed parent with right-handed child

visioncat — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 16:03:49 +0000

I’m left-handed, my toddler is very obviously right-handed. I have been looking for resources on the web to help me know how to teach her to write but can’t find anything. Everything I have found is for right-handed parents of left-handed children. I can’t ask my mum for help as she is also left-handed.

Does anyone have any advice or links to resources?

Thanks!

Mirror Guitar Playing

Rosemary West — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 17:53:25 +0000

An injury forced Tom to switch from right-handed guitar to left-handed. On his website he explains how he did it. See: www.mirrorguitarplay.com.

Adorable Ebook for Little Left-Handers

windmillw — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 17:50:39 +0000

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piano problem/left hand

khuu — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 03:23:50 +0000

i have a problem when playing with my left hand. I have been playing for 5-6 months now but i cant seem to relax my hand. It keeps stiffening up when i play. My knuckles keep bending down making my fingers higher than my palms. Also when i stretch my fingers to reach farther away keys my left hand can’t curve and ends up looking crooked. Is there a way to fix this problem?

Most Extensive Selection of Left-Handed Products

ElizabethH — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 15:48:15 +0000

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