2007-12-26 10:54:55 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Social Science ➔ Psychology
no, you cant neccisarily change your personality. you can become more mature or more immature. or more wise. your interests may change. but thats not changing your personality...like say you are shy...most peopel grow out of that..thats not them changing their personality tho...but i suppose you can pretend to be something you arent tho....
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2007-12-26 11:02:27 · answer #1 · answered by chai 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I have changed mine several times over my life--twice I remember well. The first was in my teens, and the second was when I was in my late 30s. You can change your personality at any age of your life. It just depends on how high your motivation to do this is and why you want to change it. It takes a LOT of hard work, determination, and perseverance to change something in your life, no matter what it is.
When I changed in my teens, I got tired of being the negative person like my mom so I became a positive person and see most things positively now. When I changed in my 30s, I had been a very quiet, shy, introverted person but loved to be around people. I am not unintelligent by any means, I was just super shy. This was not something I could just 'outgrow', as many people claim people will do. So, I made the decision to change this and did so. I am now a much more outgoing, outspoken, extroverted person. I may be shy from time to time, but not like I had been all my life.
These changes can be done, but like I said they take determination. When I changed in my 30s, it took me a year or so to change to the point that it became second nature. Any change in anyone's life takes time and practice. The more you practice the change, the more it becomes second nature.
2007-12-26 11:32:36 · answer #2 · answered by honey 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why don't you like the personality you have now? I think that change is always possible. At the age of 17 tho... you haven't fully developed yourself as a person. I think that if you try to hard to "change" your personality then you will just become a very fake individual. 17 is a great age and soon you will be out of high school and in college (or whatever path you choose to pursue) and changes will just happen naturally. Until then, I would learn to like who you are now.
2007-12-26 10:59:16 · answer #3 · answered by Megan B 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ypur personality really depends on your habits. Someone who is always stressed can have a habit of biting their nails, or shaking. But if they change their habits, such as go through therapy like yoga, they can become calm and mellow. By changing your everyday habits, like routine and possibly food, you cna change most of your personality. When I was in middle school, I was a calm a quiet girl but in high school I was told I was liud and outgoing. I did this just by laughing, trying to be funny and being myself. Age doesn't really matter, but it may be harder for a 4 year old to change their personality than a 14 year old can. A senior may also have trouble changing their habits too.
2007-12-26 11:34:37 · answer #4 · answered by Nancy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Personality traits are pretty stable throughout your lifetime, which is why personality disorders are terribly hard to treat. If there are certain tendencies that you don't like about yourself, then perhaps working on those tendencies will help you curb them. For example, if you're always pessimistic, then being aware of that and working on your self-talk, cognitive processes will help; however it doesn't make your natural pessimistic ways disappear all together. I do think you can work on some tendencies and make them better.
2007-12-26 16:39:40 · answer #5 · answered by Patti Q 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The traits that compose your personality are pretty enduring qualities that dont really change. you can always improve and become a better person. but it depends on exactly what you want to change about yourself? there is always room for improvement. but in the long run you have to like who you are. if you arent happy with who you are then you really have to focus on who you want to become and gradually change you behaviors to fit that of the person you want to become.
2007-12-26 11:09:33 · answer #6 · answered by ? 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Anyone can change There Personality, & there life at any age,
2007-12-26 11:02:52 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Sort of. You don't exactly change who you are, but you definitely can change your habits, who you hang out with, and how you treat other people and yourself. I made a major change about a year ago, and it really helped me be truer to myself and to be nicer to other people, and have nicer friends.
Good luck finding the real you!
2007-12-26 10:58:21 · answer #8 · answered by Pyro 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i think if you just go to school or start working, you will find your personality at 22 will be different from now.
2007-12-26 10:59:47 · answer #9 · answered by nickipettis 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think you can....start with your actions and it will have an affect on your choices and thoughts....good luck
2007-12-26 11:47:14 · answer #10 · answered by karen 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋