Monday, November 22, 2010

Is it possible to change your personality completely?

If so how long would it take and what steps would you have to take?Is it possible to change your personality completely?
Not at all. There are some things you can never change. For those who think that they have changed already, you've only suppressed one part of yourself and revealed the other. Alteration can happen at a certain level, some parts of your personality can be altered but not the whole of it. Personality is formed by different components. One is a biological INHERITED component such as the chances of getting schizophrenia, being a depressive (having MDD) person, part of your intelligence, and even your likelihood of getting divorced. Back in class we studied the case of two twins called the Jim Twins. The case study was done at the university of Minnesota by Thomas Bouchard. These twins were reared apart and only met after 40 years of their birth. Both had been nail biters and fretful sleepers. Both had migraines. Both had married first wives names Linda, second wives named Betty. Lewis named his first son James Allen, Springer named his James Alan. For years, they both had taken holidays on the same Florida beach. They both drank Miller Lite, smoked Salem cigarettes, loved stock car racing, disliked baseball, left regular love notes to their wives, made doll furniture in their basements, and had added circular white benches around the trees in their backyards. Their IQs, habits, facial expressions, brain waves, heartbeats, and handwriting were nearly identical. The Jim twins lived apart but died on the same day, from the same illness.That is the power of your genes, it's something that you have almost no control over. Moreover your personality is developed greatly in your childhood. The slightest things back then have formed a whole matrix called your personality. Unless you're a prodigy like none other you can not completely dissolve and reconstruct your personality. However you can change your behavior and the way your personality is expressed. It shouldn't be too hard to change your behavioral patterns, it would take around a few months. The first step is deciding to change. Once you decide to change your behavior you can then plan out the behavior you are working to get. Once you have that imagine in your mind, compare it to your current self and start by drawing plans on how to become that image. A clinical psychologist would be of a great help in that instrumental change. If you are a teenager, then just let yourself be, you'll change without even pulling a finger.Is it possible to change your personality completely?
Well, I was able to, it took me a few years but I was able to escape most of my depression by keeping myself on a constant sugar rush and always acting happy and crazy. I guess it depends on how you were raised and what your first personality was.
yeah change your metaphysical outlook if you see differently you will have something different to react to and you will also be different.



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be continually objective and simply choose random personality traits to display. although this will be a facade whereas the metaphysical change will affect the real you!
Take it one day and a time.

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