17 Body Language Of The Hands – The Achievers Foundation
I am pretty sure you noticed that many people use their hands while talking or while listening to someone. The hands represent a significant part of body language and can reflect a wide array of emotions.
Here are the most significant body language gestures related to the hands:
1)
Touching: A person would hardly touch another unless he feels comfortable
around him. In other words if a person touches you then this means that he
feels good around you.
2)
Clenched fist: A clenched fist usually indicates the build up of anger. It can
happen when a person is about to fight or it can happen when someone wants to
prepare himself for a physically demanding task.
3)
Showing palms: Showing the palms is considered one of the signs of honesty.
Trained liars however can do it on intention to fool people.
4)
Hands behind back: When a person clasps his hands behind his back then it means
that he is feeling confident. It's a state that reflects the person's feeling
of being in control
5)
Hands on hips: When a person puts his hands on his hips it means that he is
facing a situation that is beyond his powers (or at least that's how he sees
it).
6)
Finger tips touching: When the finger tips of both hands touch each other then
this means that the person feels confident or reassured
7)
Hands touching chin: When the hands touch the chin it's an indication that the
person is thinking or evaluating something.
8)
Hands touching nose or ear: When something negative happens a person will
usually touch his nose or ear.
9)
Squeezing hands: A person will squeeze his hands (use one to squeeze the other)
when he is stressed. This gesture can help the person feel a little better
10)
Rubbing hands together: A person will rub both of his hands when he feels excited
about a positive thing that is about to happen
11)
Rubbing the eyes: Rubbing the eyes is a negative body language gesture and it
indicates that a person saw something that he didn't want to see (or visualized
it)
12)
Touching the brows: Touching the brows is a positive sign that shows that the
person believes that something positive has happened.
13)
Using hands while talking: When a person uses his hands while talking it means
that he is emotionally invested in his talk. If a person didn't care much he
won't use his hands while talking
14)
Hands in pocket: When a hand is in pocket it could indicate various things
including unwillingness to join others, discomfort or even lack of confidence.
15)
Palms on the neck: When the person rubs his neck with his palms it could
indicate frustration. If however the person used one finger to scratch his neck
then this could mean that the person thinks that something very negative has
happened
16)
Tapping fingers: When a person keeps tapping his fingers on the desk or his
legs then this could indicate impatience or stress
17)
Resting on something using hands: When a person feels confident he won't
usually use his hands to rest on something but instead his hands will be beside
him. People might do that gesture when they need reassurance
