Health Conditions That May Affect and Change Your Personality

Are some health conditions able to make some personality changes in a person?

HEALTH CONDITIONS – Changes in your personality over time is normal but there are some conditions that might actually trigger such changes.

Your personality can gradually change throughout your life and this is just normal given by the experiences you’ve been through and various situations life has put you on. However, there are some unusual changes that can already be an indication of a medical or mental disorder.

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There are actually certain health issues that may trigger it and that will make you act differently from the ways you used to. Changes in your behavior are just temporary but what makes it a sign of a serious condition is if it is sudden or uncontrollable already.

See below:

  • Alzheimer’s Disease affects your thinking, judgment, memory, and decision-making. And in the long run, it may lead to other more serious effects.
  • Parkinson’s Disease will likely affect how you walk, talk, sleep, and think.
  • Huntington’s Disease may affect your personality because of the damages it does to your brain cells. You might find it difficult to think clearly and be head-over-heels mad over something that you reach the point of already hitting walls because of too much anger.
  • Multiple Sclerosis (MS) might mentally affect you by causing euphoria. This happens to some cases because the immune system will attack the nerves both in your brain and spine causing euphoria, bladder issues, and walking problems.
  • Thyroid Disease changes your personality depending how fast or slow the hormones are. Too much can lead to irritability, anxiousness, and mood swings.
  • Brain Tumor can affect the part of the brain that deals with the personality, emotions, problem-solving, and memory. 

Other conditions affecting your personality include Dementia with Lewy Bodies, some types of cancer, stroke, traumatic brain injury, depression, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), Bipolar Disorder, and Schizophrenia as per a blog from WebMD.

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