<p>In the context of your entire life from when you were first acutely aware of the type of person you were until now - do you think you've changed? Has it been for the better? </p>
<p>I think that in the course of 6 years (7th grade, I seemed pretty aware of who I was in terms of character), I've become a lot less negative about stuff and I've become a lot nicer these past few years than I've ever been.</p>
<p>I used to hate lots of people, but now I “strongly dislike” a smaller number of people :)</p>
<p>I find myself amazed with how much I’ve changed… It was the same change that you underwent but mine was incredibly drastic… I don’t even know how it happened… I’m pretty sure it was my best friend… :)</p>
<p>Yeah, and I’m not belligerent like I used to be. I don’t hate people (Yes I do, or at least 3 people) BUT that isn’t the point. If I’m mad, I won’t speak, you mess with me, I’ll be the meanest person in the world. No joke, I have anger management problems but not as bad as you think.</p>
<p>Most definitely, and yes, I think it has been for the better. Thinking in terms of 6th-7th grade, I chuckle, because back then I was extremely quiet, had few close friends, and was fairly naive. Now, I’m a lot louder, I think I think more deeply about things (which is a more obvious sign or growing older though), and I’m way more intuitive about certain things.</p>
<p>I would say I’ve changed a lot even since 9th grade, or heck, even last year, in terms of being a little more mellow, but also being louder (in a mostly good way), and just knowing a lot more things about life in general.</p>
<p>I went through a <em>huge</em> emo phase from 6th grade until about freshman or sophomore year, so yeah, I’ve definitely changed for the better, lol.</p>
<p>Some people would say yes, some no.</p>
<p>I’m no longer paralyzing insecure, but some think that I now say things out of turn.
I’m no longer shy, but some would say that I can be too aggressive and sometimes irritable.
I’m no longer “the nicest person ever”, but I’m better at speaking my mind and telling people the full truth… aka, no more passive-aggressive.</p>
<p>Honestly, I like this person a lot better. I feel like my confidence and self-worth have skyrocketed over the past two years, and that I finally feel comfortable in my own skin, even if it means sacrificing the pushover that I once was.</p>
<p>I was only kinda awesome a few years ago. Now I’m really awesome :D</p>
<p>I was in foster care for a couple years in elementary/middle school…I think that was beneficial for me because it showed me there was more to the world than my parents and their craziness. I got to see how normal people lived, and in some sense I became one.</p>
<p>I’ve come to stop hating a lot of people - Sophomore year, I devoted so much of my energy to hating people and it was so emotionally taxing… I kind of just moved on from that resentment and now I either see people as friends or strangers, and it has made me SO much happier. Also, when a friend does me wrong in some way, either intentionally or not, I tend to not let myself default to rage/hatred and I just let myself be upset about it for a day or so and then I move on. All of it has helped my peace of mind so much, I wish I knew this stuff three years ago.</p>
<p>…I’ve become a more tolerable person, but my tolerance for people has dropped considerably</p>