Sometimes I think that I’ve changed a lot since the illness began. Although, in principle, my views and desires have remained quite similar, I’ve changed in terms of how I communicate and in a few other ways as well. What do you think — do our personalities stay the same, change, or disappear completely?
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I think it totally depends on the person.
My personality has changed in ways.. because of psychosis and just from aging in general I think.
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I’m completely different off meds but in a bad way. I’m very strange off meds.
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The medication definitely changed me a lot. I would be a different person off meds to the better if it wasn’t for the illness setting in.
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My personality is changing to one of independence. My personality used to be dependent on others. My personality is changing from timid to confident.
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The meds and past experiences have changed me quite a bit
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I don’t know how to be coffee . The OCD seems to destroy me or something
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I assume personalities change or even diminish over time, there is this phenomenon called depersonalization. But it is difficult to gauge what changed from within, so in a sense nothing changes and things appear similar from the minds eye.
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I have changed in a good way after treatment.
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Yes mine has. Taking personality test years ago made me aware of my strengths and weaknesses
I have evolved beyond original programming
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I don’t think my personality has changed, maybe only when I relapse I have symptoms on top of my usual personality
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i think due to extreme discomfort i gave up on being super nice since dx sz.
i am feeling better now and would like to be nicer again..l
judy 
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I think we change and also different persons will view us differently at different times. Personalities change. Perspectives change. The environment changes. Circumstances change. Everything changes.
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I’m the same as before psychosis personality wise. I am different than I was in my twenties and thirties. My forties I see things more clearly. When I was younger I was more reactionary. The situation kind of dictated how I’d react. Now I feel more in control. I’ve always been a planner. I try not to go into anything blindly. I know for a fact I have more life wisdom in my forties than my 20’s and 30’s. I look forward to growing more everyday.
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I think in the past 7 years I have changed from a very angry person who was confused most of the time to a person who loves his dogs that is confused but now with optimism. All the difference is in my demeaner and attitude. But my behavior in social settings remains silent and reserved. Although I’m more outgoing around loved ones. It’s been that way my whole life. I don’t see any signs of becoming that gregarious American hero my country loves to idolize any time soon. It used to bother me 30 years ago. Now I am completely accepting that we’re all different and that’s exactly what makes the world go round.
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