A Guide to Body Language

Anonymous: "Molly; when Sherlock said he needed you, what exactly did you do?"

That would be telling.

Molly xx

Anonymous: "What can you tell about a person who seems to dance fiercely and with power rather than with grace and gentle movements (assuming it is a classical form of dance, such as ballet)?"

They’re probably not naturally a very graceful person so they try extra hard and it comes off as fierce and powerful instead of graceful and gentle. Another thing could be that they do another type of dance and are more used to it.

Molly xx 

Anonymous: "Are there any tell-tale signs of schizophrenia?"

I don’t really like answering these sorts of questions in case I get some information wrong. There are a lot of websites out there that tell you about the signs and such. I quite like this one as it has a simple layout and they don’t use only medical terms for everything. 

Molly xx

blue-rose-delphinium: "Hello! I run a body language blog (f-yeah-body-alnguage if you'd like to check it) and I was asking HR about possibly promoting me. She said to check in with you - obviously I'm not asking to be added to the guides, but if any of your followers were interested in body language and wanted more information they might like my blog. Would you be alright with HR possibly promoting me? Thanks! ~SG"

That’s fine :)

~MO

Anonymous: "What can you tell about a person who seems to habitually glance behind themselves every few minutes and always seeks out spots to sit or stand where their back is to a wall?"

It is likely that they suffer some sort of paranoia. This may be due to something happening in their childhood that involved something like an attack from behind. The back to a wall is a fairly normal occurrence, almost everyone does it. 

Molly xx

dacoolcat: "Its really nice of you to deal with all there relationship questions. Sherlock and Jim are reeeeeally uncooperative when it comes to them. Not that I blame them, but you know, it's very nice and thank you :)"

Sherlock and Jim are really not the people to go to for relationship advice. Mostly because they don’t know much about them. I noticed that and so decided to answer questions for all you lovely people. You’re welcome! Thank you for your lovely message.

Molly xx

Anonymous: "A lowered head and pressing one's fingertips together--what kind of gesture is that? Can you tell me what it might indicate or how someone might develop a habit like that?"

This is generally a habit associated with concentration/deep thinking. However, many people that deal with people younger than them like teachers or bosses of big companies will use it to look authoritative.

Molly xx 

Anonymous: "Out of interest, What is the angle of someone who constanly plays with their wedding ring while talking to you?"

Rings are a very popular thing that people fidget with. It could mean that they think that you are attracted to them, and so subtly try to show that they’re married but it’s more likely just a habit or nerves. There is a slight possibility that you’re boring them, though. 

Molly xx