People changing?

Question

Do you think there are people incapable of change, even if they want to? 
I believe for the most part that if a person wants to change they can, but some things have happened recently and I’m thinking are there circumstances where a person just can’t change their behaviour even if they want to? 
Some behaviours I’m talking about would be abusive behaviour or cheating etc. 
P.S. If this isn’t really controversial I’ll delete it.

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Absolutely people can change. I made massive life and personality changes to make my relationship work with my now husband. Although I feel he’s my soul mate there were things about me that were making our relationship fail. So I changed. Because I wanted to. But I had to become incredibly self aware and present in my life. I also had to admit my flaws and accept that not everything was going to go my way.  But yes. If you want to change you can and you will.

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I believe people can change but I also believe there is a core to who a person is that cant change.  Such as, someone who has a dominant, aggressive, opinionated personality ... that will NEVER change but they can change in the sense of not starting fist fights over disagreements, they can change not using abusive language in an argument, they can learn to agree to disagree.  So yes they can change some things but not the core of who they are.

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If they really want to change their behaviour they can and they will, it won't necessarily be easy, and there may be times particularly when emotions are running high that they regress to those old behaviours but those instances should get less frequent and less severe.
Part of the problem in cases of abusive behaviour or cheating is that firstly they don't really want to change and secondly they may choose to not seek any help with changing and without help and being given coping mechanisms it can be very difficult to change.

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I think that cheaters can change and maybe abusers. But for me I would never stay with an abuser or give them a chance. If someone else want to take a chance I commend them for their optimism, but I’m not going to stick around for it. If they cheated, I would give them a second chance. However, many people prove daily that they can’t change.

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I believe a person can change their behavior and their views. I’m not sure a person can change their nature though. 
As for cheating, abuse, addictions, yes I think a person can change those things, but having been in a relationship with someone who had those issues my quandary gradually became less “can they change” and more “am I willing to stay if they don’t change.” And I wasn’t.

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No, people can absolutely change.

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I think you’re spot on with your thoughts. Some people can totally change if they want to, and there are others who simply can’t because the behavior is engrained within their character.
You gave great examples...abuse, cheating, maybe even those prone to addiction, etc.
It all really depends. Of course there are people who can get the proper help and change. But I’ve personally seen people who have tried to change time and time again, but they keep falling back into the behavior. There are sooo many different factors that okay into it. But i think environment, upbringing, mental health, and personal character is what defines those things.

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Yes some individuals are so pathological that they literally can not change. But then again the area of neuroplasticity is doing quite remarkable things

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When its a positive change. I like to say improve, we are always looking for ways to better ourselves. It's a life long process learning and retaining knowledge daily. But yes, I do.

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I love change in many cases. Something different, learning new things. New ways of thinking and being just makes me happy.

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