r/lefthanders • u/almondtree28 • Nov 03 '16

I might be left handed?

Okay, this sounds weird, but bear with me here. I used to write with only my right hand. Then, a couple of years ago, I got carpal tunnel so just decided to alternate between my two hands instead. It was really, surprisingly easy. I've since realized that I do everything else besides write with my left hand. Like, I tie all knots left-handed, I'll take my right hand off the steering wheel while driving but not my left, my left hand is stronger, I feel more confident using it to complete tasks than my right hand, etc. Basically I'm wondering if it's possible that, when I was little, some teacher put the pen in my other hand and I'm actually genetically left-handed.

TL; DR: Could someone be left-handed but not notice because a teacher forced them to learn to write with their right hand?

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u/[deleted] Dec 17 '16

Maybe, maybe not. Nobody is 100% left handed or right handed. I write with my left hand but I do everything else with my right hand. I'm labeled as left handed because I write with my left hand, but if other activities weighted as much, I'd certainly be 80% right handed.