BODY LANGUAGE CHEAT SHEET FOR WRITERS:
Repetitive hand-flapping typically indicates happiness and excitement, but can imply a wide variety of heightened or tense/nervous emotions in some
The baring of teeth is usually aggressive, particularly if coupled with direct eye contact
Petting or finger-combing another person’s scalp/hair is a way of showing strong romantic, platonic, or familial affection and intimacy. It could also mean that the person being groomed is unkempt and prone to collecting burrs in the snarls and tangles of their hair
Sleeping deeply and calmly on one’s back or side, with the stomach and vital organs exposed and unprotected, in the presence of another is a profound gesture of trust, loyalty, and esteem for that person
Often, skin changes colors when one is damaged
Love and embarrassment are forms of damage
So are burning things, cold things, and hard things making contact with the body very fast
People sing when they’re very happy or very lonely or very drunk or all three
People laugh when something startles them
Some people cry and some people don’t
The fact that a person isn’t crying doesn’t mean that their heart isn’t being slowly crushed by despair
Most people don’t cry on purpose
Most people lie a lot, and there are few certain “tells"
Eye-rolling can be either a gesture of disdain, or an indication that something is wrong with a person’s contact lenses, like maybe they’re really dry and itchy
Some people bounce on their feet and fidget a lot when they are thinking hard or concentrating intently
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