Ever since I can remember, people have always considered me to be a very extraverted person. For the most part, I would agree because I'm very focused on people and social situations. I am the person sitting in the back of the class so I can see what is going on with my classmates. While their eyes are on their handouts and their teacher, mine are on everybody else, thriving off of human observation and analyzation. When I think about what I learned in middle school, I could tell you more about my peers and what they're like than what I learned in class. Extraversion is just one out of five big traits that are apart of one theory of personality, the trait theory. How one scores on these "Big Five" traits, as a result of research studies that these traits are stable throughout one's life. It is not impossible that they can fluctuate, and of course someone who rates much closer towards extraversion than introversion can be very introverted at times and in certain situations. Emotional stability is one trait that I score very low on. I am depressed and anxious most of the time, I don't like to be alone, I have a hard time finding the strength to "get through" hard times without finding some way of escape whether it be going out or drinking. Normal everyday situations can be emotionally difficult for me and because my mind is rarely at ease, life is very challenging. Because emotional stability is believed to be 65-70% genetic, it is not comforting to rely on the idea that these traits are consistent throughout a lifetime. From being around my parents for twenty four years I would definitely put them on the lower end of emotional stability whether I was aware of the hereditability factor or not. So by being unsatisfied and uneasy about this, I asked myself if there is anything I can do about it. Although it is a horrifically difficult task, I do believe that over time, I can increase my...