Can people change?

Answer 1

I have 1) been in and out of jail
2) used and abused alcohol
3) used and abused drugs of all kinds, i.e., bad trips, overdoses
4) was very angry and hostile before

Now, I have not gone to jail for years, I am alcohol and drug-free, and have peace with myself and others.

Yes, people can change.

Answer 2

YES, as I mature I find myself changing in many ways. What was all the world to me when I was 20 now seems almost useless to me. Things I like to do have changed. The people, but a few, in my life have all changed and the ones I tried so hard to meet their approval have most gone to other points of the world or to their graves. There are so many ways that I have changed and I see others close to me have changed as well.

Answer 3

I have this same argument with my friends all of the time. Most of my friends say that people can.

I say that it depends. Some things can change, some things cannot. And a person has to want to change, for his own good, not for pleasing other people, if the change is to be permanent.

Answer 4

Yes, but why would anyone want to. Life is a process of change that happens as a result of experience. Although, some choose specific things to change.

Answer 5

Depends on what you mean by change. Change yes, we all change, we learn everyday. At least we grow older and we have more wrinkles day by day, so we change. We often see one changes the way we want, and say that it’s good. Or when that person doesn’t change at all or even gets worse based on our point of views, then we say s/he is ignorant.

Change a person to be the one you want, then it would be difficult. If you want to change a person and shape him/her the way you want, I strongly suggest you to do it only to babies in diapers.

By the way why you asked this question?

Answer 6

Absolutely! Some change for the better. Some change for the worse.

Answer 7

Sorry to be so negative but not nessecarly. Let's use my brother for example. My brother is a phyosopath. When he was a minor nobody wanted to diognoise him with any mental illness. So my family wasn't able to get the approiate treatment for him. Now that he is 20 years old the only way for him to get help is if he takes the inetative and cheacks him into a mental hospital. BUT his mental illness prevents him from admiting his problem so we have to watch him suffer. But other then mental probems yes you can change. You admit your character flaws and learn to deal with them.

Answer 8

My dad used to do meth and heroin...he is now a christian and is working more than he did and has a better relationship with his kids. My aunt used to be a christian and now hates the world and drinks alot...she also takes out her anger on her kids by yelling at them and grounding them for silly reasons...people do change. In bad ways or good.

Answer 9

yes people can change. and yes people can actually change others as well, especially when you look at it in terms of war. the enemy can change their opponents psychologically. example: war veterans (vietnam war is a good example) who suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder. that's definitely a change. sure it's the blasts, explosions and death of friends in war that's the stressor, but without an enemy, there wouldn't be blasts, explosions and death to cause such a strong change now would there?

so yes, people can change, and others can change others if you look at it this way.

Answer 10

I believe People can change, but no one but them can make the change. They have to make up their own mind, when they are ready.