3 Reasons Why You're Not Stuck With Your Personality Forever
It is possible to change your personality for the better. Here's how.
"If there are things about your personality that you would like to change, here are three reasons to not lose hope.
1. You’re changing, even when you don’t notice it.
Dr. Nathan Hudson of Southern Methodist University designed a study, published in the Journal of Research in Personality, to understand the ingredients necessary for a successful trait-change intervention. The study found that, in the case of conscientiousness, change can happen without even committing to it.
2. Change your work, change yourself.
In his book Work and Personality Change, co-author and psychologist Chia-Huei Wu describes a series of studies that examined changes our work can cause in our personality. If your job allows you freedom and autonomy to decide how and when you want to fulfill your responsibilities, for example, it can end up increasing your locus of control (one’s belief that they can control events in their life).
3. Psychedelic experiences might "flip the switch."
“Psychedelic experiences are associated with profound changes in the way people relate to themselves, others, and the world around them,” explains Dr. Brandon Weiss of Imperial College London. “They seem to indelibly elicit a sense of meaning that individuals rate as the foremost meaningful in their lives.”
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Reflection: Have you ever felt "stuck with your personality?" What steps have you taken to get unstuck?
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@professionalVision2624 Thank you so much for mentioning this fact! There has been this stereotype for years that personality doesn't change and therefore many psychological disorders can't be cured. At the same time, the biomedical model suggested that psychological disorders are entirely physical and disorders can't occur just because of life events. Nowadays it is clear that this is not true, bringing optimism that therapy can actually work and treat these disorders! Personality consists from thoughts, emotions and behavior and if you think about it we need to change these three constantly in order to develop. We are changing to thrive! Thanks for the great post!
@calmDew1576
Wow! Amazing response. It's really important that we do see the reason why we might feel stuck and how we decide to go about changing ourself and becoming un-stuck! Thank you for your comment!
@professionalVision2624
What an informative article!
I think more people should be aware of this.
The only time I ever felt stuck, was in terms of being introverted.
However, I think I keep a healthy balance of going out and staying to keep me from getting stuck. :)
Thanks for the article <3💛✨
@innateJoy9602
I'm so happy you liked this article and found it intersting! I'm happy you don't feel stuck anymore and have found a way to "get unstuck" in situations that makes you feel "introverted". Thank you so much for your comment!
@professionalVision2624 I don't know if I felt "stuck" with who I am, but there are definitely things I could work on, as I think is true with anyone. I can be a little stubborn sometimes, but that doesn't always have to be a negative thing! I think being aware of the negative aspects of some personality traits is important, but there are pros and cons to all personalities! ❤️
@fruityPond7887
Mhhh exactly! Everything has an upside and a downside, and we can often turn a "negative trait" in some aspects into a strength or change it entierly!
@professionalVision2624 Exactly! It's always about how you frame something and like you said, there's good and bad to all!
@fruityPond7887
That's a perfect way to put it! <3
@professionalVision2624
Right, I think this article highlights the importance of change in our lives. People always want stability and some aspects stability is good in life in terms of offering security and a baseline sense of comfort, however in our lives as we experience different kinds of things everyday there is bound to be little shifts in our perspectives and our personalities!
@sunnyWriting4806
I agree! A really important perspective you highligheted there that both our personality and the way we see ourselves and others can be influenced by the events and things that happens to us that causes these little shifts. Thank you for your comment
