Question

How would you describe your own temperament? If possible, ask your parents or someone who knew you when you were an infant about your temperament. Were you an easy child, a difficult child, or a slow-to-warm-up child? How stable has your temperament been over the course of your development? If you had brothers or sisters, how different or similar were your individual temperaments? Do you think temperament is inherited? How do other individuals (your parents, siblings, grandparents, friends, teachers, etc.) react to your temperament style? What have been the advantages and disadvantages of having your temperament? Do you think there is a connection between your temperament and how your body feels during emotions? (For example, if you are shy, do certain situations make your body feel uncomfortable?)

Answer 1

According to my parents, I was an easy child. I rarely ever cried, didn't fight them on food and sleep and warmed up to strangers instantly. I was often described as quiet. As I grew older, I remained the quiet child who warmed up to people quite quickly.But as I grew older I also got very moody. The moodiness has remained and I sometimes have bouts of depression and anxiety. I can also be impulsive, a trait I had never displayed until age 15-16.

I think I did get most of my traits from my parents. My mother is a typical extrovert while my father is a social introvert. The moodiness I most certainly inherited from my father and the ability to make friends with almost anyone, that I got from my mother. Most people in my social circle are confused by it, but they have been around me long enough where it does not affect the relationships very adversely.

Yes, my temperament is connected to my body in some ways. Large social settings make me very uncomfortable. I can feel my shoulders droop as I try to make myself as small as possible.