Can We Ever Really Change?

Readers of “Mad Dog House” ask frequently if people can truly change their way of being and dealing with others.

Can people every change their basic personality styles?

The answer is: yes and no.

Most professionals agree that basic personality style (traits and tendencies) are deeply ingrained by the time we’re adolescents. Yes, there can be some minor modifications after that, but our basic way of interacting with others is pretty much set by the time we’re seventeen or eighteen.

So what about...