Elaine Quigley B.A. Hons., M.B.I.G.(Dip ) ~ Graphologist
LANGDALE HOUSE, HILLRISE CRESCENT, CHALFONT ST. PETER, BUCKS, SL9 9BW
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Letter from Primrose Shipman to Harold Shipman dated March 1999
HANDWRITING ANALYSIS ~ PRIMROSE SHIPMAN
The script indicates that the writer is immature and uneducated. There are spelling errors and corrections and the structure is childish and lacks proper control. There is constancy in the style, but not in the direction of lines or slant. The lower zone in particular shows her need for others to set parameters and provide agendas for her. She doesn't like hassle, so will go along with the consensus or with someone she trusts.
She is not deep thinking, but is talkative at a trivial level, shown by the low form level and the formation of the letters in the middle area of the writing.
The presentation is made without any clear thought, with a variety of responses reflecting the content of her letter. She shows a gamut of feelings that flit through the script and the main feature is inconsistency, within an overall basic writing style.
There is an earthy emphasis, of someone who is natural and uncomplicated and who lives life as it occurs. The squeezing of letters into the right hand margin shows the haphazard attention to making any plans or method of operation. The writer appears to be putting her thoughts on paper as they occur, which could be just the way she converses with her husband. She can be herself and know he will understand.
The writing has no finesse, or awareness of making a good impression. As a basically unquestioning person, she gives no indication of having a view of her own. However there are some signs of closing off. She sees what she wants to see and shuts out the possibility that there may be anything else to know. She doesn't want to know and believes optimistically that everything will be all right in the end. Because she is not a problem solver, she is predisposed to believe that someone who is will come to her rescue and sort everything out for her.
Within her own area, she can be firm, even stubborn. If she has made up her mind, she will stand by it doggedly and without question. With the firmness that comes from someone who doesn't reason things out, she can refuse to be persuaded, by clever arguments, that her point could be mistaken.
It is not possible to extrapolate with proof, but it would seem likely that she would admire someone who was clever and could handle life in a way she couldn't. She would be extremely flattered that someone clever would want her and, with puppy like trust, put herself in his hands without question, defending him against all persuasion. She is absolutely single-minded about believing in those who provide her security and does this instinctively, to stop her world collapsing.
Elaine Quigley - 6th February 2000
HANDWRITING ANALYSIS ~ HAROLD SHIPMAN
Analysed by Margaret Webb. MBIG (Dip)
Comments on Harold Shipman's writing
The writer of this sample has adopted a refined and polished public self-image for himself. His behaviour in his private life is different from that in the public arena, where he is able to enhance himself in order to become accepted. In his private life he is more introspective and inward looking. He is not a particularly good natural communicator as his personality lacks spontaneity. People only interest him in a rather detached way and he is mainly reserved and withdrawn from the world at large. He may appear warm and charming in social situations while managing to remain emotionally distant at the same time. He does this by exercising control in his expression of emotion and therefore has a tendency to shrink from social contacts and become preoccupied with his own thoughts.
The writer is very much a private person with less than average self-esteem, and will therefore behave in a negatively proud manner when in the public eye, as a means of compensating. With people and in relationships he could be inconsiderate but this is not be deliberate as he may not even realise that he has offended. The writer is rather an enigma as he is such a secretive and private person, and I would doubt his overall integrity because of this. He may be little understood by friends and associates other than those who know him extremely well and even then they may never completely understand what motivates him.
The whole picture is of a somewhat suppressed character and someone who adapts to the world in order to survive within it. At the same time, he is a person struggling to protect himself from outside interference. He will not dominate others but neither will he tolerate others dominating him; he is very much his own person, will do things his own way and will not run with the pack. The writer is independent, original and an unconformist, one who wishes to lead his life exactly as he chooses without any form of influence or control from outside pressures.
There is an overall coldness to the character structure and although the writer can be diplomatic and open, true friendliness may be lacking and is tested carefully before acceptance. He would therefore be very selective in his choice of friends. He is alert and observant, also sensitive, easily upset and impressionable with an ability to pick up on the moods of others. Being broadminded, he is susceptible to effects from outside and this gives him freedom of mind to follow his own instincts.
He is past-orientated and clings to experiences and events of the past. He may also have strong ties within the whole family area, and a mother figure may have had a strong influence on him in his formative years. He finds it difficult to look positively to the future and this may be because of his inability to completely rid himself of the past. This man possesses a very high degree of maturity and intelligence and is very much an,'ideas' person. Although he possesses a quick thinking mind, this can be inflexible and unbending when once it is made up and he will dig his heels in firmly if tackled. He relies mainly on logic to build careful conclusions and his thoughts and ideas can be very unusual and creative.
With the ability to concentrate for short periods and also work alone, he is good at starting projects from the beginning, carrying on continuously until he has reached a conclusion. The handwriting is very tense in its overall appearance indicating that the writer may become anxious and worried if challenged - anything that threatens to upset him immediately causes inner panic. Hidden anger is bottled up and will eventually be released. This writing indicates a certain amount of stress and worry indicating that the writer is fearful of losing overall control. Levels of stress have become more than those of an acceptable level and are therefore difficult for him to cope well with. Note:- (Material analysed was from a photocopy as no original handwriting sample was submitted.)
Margaret Webb - 6th February 2000