“His reactions just don't feel like him anymore.”
Their personality seems noticeably different.
A person who was calm, warm, careful, social, or trusting now seems unusually impulsive, suspicious, withdrawn, cold, or unlike themselves.
Some personality traits may become more pronounced with age, stress, pain, or life changes.
A sustained and noticeable personality change that others also observe deserves closer attention, especially if cognitive or functional changes are also present.
Helpful things to notice
- What specifically feels different?
- When did it begin?
- Do other people notice it too?
- Is it paired with judgment, money, social, or memory changes?
- Did it appear suddenly or gradually?