personality change

Personality change refers to a lasting alteration in how a person typically thinks, feels, or behaves. These changes can occur due to factors like brain injury, mental health conditions, or life experiences that influence brain functioning or emotional patterns. Sometimes, people become more introverted, more outgoing, less anxious, or more prone to certain behaviors after significant events or over time. Such changes are usually gradual and noticeable across different areas of life, reflecting shifts in core traits that define how someone generally interacts with the world.