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Resistance To Change: I Will Always Be An Antisocial Person

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Resistance to change is a barrier that prevents us from thinking critically. It is a way of thinking that makes us hold onto our current beliefs and understanding and refuse to change them. We refuse to change our mind to someone else's point of view or become closed-minded because it challenges our current understanding of a subject. Three Examples in my life where I have been resistant to change are: when I didn't want to move, when I believed that I would always be an antisocial person, and when I didn't want to stop using public transportation. One of the times in my life where I have been resistant to change is when I didn't want to move from my home in Poway 5 years ago. It wasn't until me and my family moved that I opened my mind enough to change my previous view. I wasn't allowing myself to see the reasons that my family needed to move and the positive changes that it would create. I responded to the proposal of change with one of the danger signals of resistance to change. The danger signal that I responded with was “reaction formation,” which is a strong reaction …show more content…

Throughout my years in high school and first year of college, I developed a somewhat antisocial personality. I ended up believing that it was just the way I was and that I couldn't do anything to change it. I thought I had made up my mind regarding it, and wouldn't listen to anyone who told me that I should talk to more people. I responded to any suggestions of changing myself with the second danger signal of resistance to change. This signal is called “primary certitude,” which is a strong feeling against changing your mind to something. While I ended up accepting that I was an introverted person, I soon realized that I didn't have to stay antisocial. As I grew older and matured, I slowly made good friends and became more social than I once believed I was able

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