The Sims 4 Self Discovery Guide And Tips For Gaining More Than 3 Traits

Let's learn about Self Discovery and how to earn the trait you want! Or if you even can earn it...

The Sims 4 Self Discovery is a feature from Growing Together Expansion Pack. With this, young adult and older Sims can gain or change their existing Personality Traits with new ones depending on the actions they take, allowing them to have up to 6 traits! But how does it work exactly? And are there other ways for this?

Well, in this article, you can discover how the Self Discovery mechanism works, alongside the other ways Sims and gain/replace their traits. Afterwards, we'll see some cheats to not only trigger them, but to have more than 3 Self Discovery moments!

How It Works

With Growing Together, young adult and older Sims get up to 29 new hidden commodities or motives for each Self Discovery category, which can be raised or lowered through gameplay. Once the commodity is raised high (or low in some cases) enough, your Sim may get suggested a new trait. It's up to player to accept or decline, but during a Sim's lifetime, only up to 3 Self Discovery moments can be accepted.

Each category contains at least one trait, which can be either from the base game or any pack. The following traits, however, cannot be earned through this system:

As each category could contain multiple traits, the following rules will also apply:

There are some exceptions, but these will be brought out in the Category section with an asterisk.

When the player declines or the game fails to suggest a trait, the respective category will be pushed back by half, making gaining the another Self Discovery moment from the same category faster to achieve (perfect it you're eyeing for another trait instead).

However, once your Sim has accepted a Self Discovery moment, they will have a 1-day cooldown period before they can have another one. After the cooldown ends, all the Self Discovery category commodities will be reset back to 0. Accepting it will also count towards the limit. Sims can have up to 3 Self Discovery moments throughout their lifetime, even if the moment ended up not adding the trait due to the Sim already having 6 traits or a bug.

Categories

There are 29 Self Discovery categories in The Sims 4. 13 of them are two-sided, 16 are one-sided. The categories with the traits they give are as follows:

Let's take a look at each category!

Active

Sims who push themselves for a more active lifestyle may eventually find themselves to be an Active Sim. However, taking time to rest more may lead Sims into a more slower lifestyle.

	Minimum	Maximum
Traits:	Lazy	Active
Examples:	Missing work Napping during daytime Sitting down with Sedentary lifestyle	Excersising Yoga Dancing
Cheats:	stats.set_stat commodity_SelfDiscovery_Tracker_Active -100	stats.set_stat commodity_SelfDiscovery_Tracker_Active 100

Ambition

Sims finding themselves to be successful or practicing speeches in front of a mirror may soon be finding themselves craving for even more success.

	Maximum
Traits:	Ambitious Overachiever (High School Years) Self-Assured Chased by Death* (Life & Death)
Examples:	Getting promoted Speaking in front of a mirror Graduating from university
Cheats:	stats.set_stat commodity_SelfDiscovery_Tracker_Ambition 100

*Chased by Death is a special case here. Having it won't block out the other traits here and will make earning one of these even faster.
In addition, Chased by Death can be suggested when your Sim answers "I'm scared" to a prophetic dream through a phone call or sometimes after asking Grim to check his Sablet of Souls. This suggestion won't be blocked by other Ambition traits and having reached the max amount of Self Discovery moments.

Animal

Sometimes even animals can be good friends. Sims who spend enough time with them may find themselves appreciating animals even more than before.

	Maximum
Traits:	Animal Enthusiast (Cottage Living) Cat Lover* (Cats & Dogs) Dog Lover* (Cats & Dogs)
Examples:	Interacting with pets Teaching dogs tricks Befriending rabbits and birds
Cheats:	stats.set_stat commodity_SelfDiscovery_Tracker_Animal 100

*It's intended to have a chance of it being suggested after interacting with a respective pet. However, sometimes it is possible to get Dog Lover suggested after interacting with a cat and vice versa.

Competition

Enjoy some competition from time to time too! After all, Adventure Awaits expansion pack adds childhood games like rock-paper-scissors and Getaways with eliminations. Enjoying enough competition may lead your Sim developing a Competitive spirit, with their next challenge being keeping it positive.

	Maximum
Traits:	Competitive (Adventure Awaits)
Examples:	Playing Rock Paper Scissors Challenging others to Archery Competitions Playing chess with other Sims
Cheats:	stats.set_stat commodity_SelfDiscovery_Tracker_Competition 100

Creative

Those who push themselves to creative pursuits may eventually find themselves itching to create. Or to appreciate arts even more than before.

	Maximum
Traits:	Art Lover Creative Maker (Eco Lifestyle) Music Lover
Examples:	Finishing a high-quality craft Listening to music Completing Freelancer gigs
Cheats:	stats.set_stat commodity_SelfDiscovery_Tracker_Creative 100

Critic

Good food is made to be enjoyed. Those who seek to eat and cook excellent meals can eventually take this culinary hobby to the next level.

	Maximum
Traits:	Foodie
Examples:	Reading Cooking books Eating Excellent food Improving Cooking skills
Cheats:	stats.set_stat commodity_SelfDiscovery_Tracker_Critic 100

Economy

A taste of luxury may make you desire more. Earning money and viewing expensive art enough times may do the trick. Or you could take a different route: finding stuff for free and haggling in the Flea Market may lead your Sim embracing a more Freegan lifestyle.

	Minimum	Maximum
Traits:	Freegan (Eco Lifestyle)	Kleptomaniac Materialistic
Examples:	Haggling in Flea Markets Dumpster Diving	Viewing expensive art Completing gigs and Odd Jobs
Cheats:	stats.set_stat commodity_SelfDiscovery_Tracker_Economy -100	stats.set_stat commodity_SelfDiscovery_Tracker_Economy 100

Family

Whether they have a good supporting family or are building a close-knit family, spending time with family may want your Sim to spend more time. However, being mean to children may make your Sim not desire having one at all.

	Minimum	Maximum
Traits:	Family-Oriented	Hates Children
Examples:	Having a Family Reunion Improving Parenting skill Having or adopting a baby	Being mean to a child or toddler
Cheats:	stats.set_stat commodity_SelfDiscovery_Tracker_Family -100	stats.set_stat commodity_SelfDiscovery_Tracker_Family 100

Fantasy

Embrace the supernatural! Whether you look into the Macabre or the Mystical, going out of their way to seek it out may change your Sim to be more embracing to such things.

	Minimum	Maximum
Traits:	Macabre (Life & Death)	Mystical (Enchanted by Nature)
Examples:	Improving Thanatology skill Telling Ghost Stories in a Crypt Showing affection to a pet crow	Befriending an occult Sim Improving Apothecary skill Reading Fairy Tales to Fairy Houses
Cheats:	stats.set_stat commodity_SelfDiscovery_Tracker_Fantasy -100	stats.set_stat commodity_SelfDiscovery_Tracker_Fantasy 100

Fragile

It's okay to be grossed out by unpleasant things, be it bugs in bathroom, dirty objects, or just witnessing a death. But the more your Sim gets disgusted by things, the more the chance that they may find themselves to be more Squeamish.

	Maximum
Traits:	Squeamish (Outdoor Retreat)
Examples:	Witnessing death Using dirty objects Dealing with Needs TLC Lot Trait problems
Cheats:	stats.set_stat commodity_SelfDiscovery_Tracker_Fragile 100

Green

Embrace Eco Lifestyle and work towards a greener neighborhood. Whether it be gardening or recycling, those committed to the cause may find themselves desiring to live a greener lifestyle.

	Maximum
Traits:	Green Fiend (Eco Lifestyle) Recycle Disciple (Eco Lifestyle) Plant Lover (Enchanted by Nature)
Examples:	Talking to plants/nature Sorting out Recyclables and Compostables on a trash can Basking in the Light Rays in a Green neighborhood
Cheats:	stats.set_stat commodity_SelfDiscovery_Tracker_Green 100

Hygiene

Cleaning is a household chore required for a comfortable life for your Sim and others. Cleaning may be tiring at first, but if your Sim keeps at it, they may have fun doing it and have easier time to keep the house clean. Or if your Sim lets the mess get bigger and has low Hygiene outside Granite Falls, they may not be bothered by all that anymore.

	Minimum	Maximum
Traits:	Neat	Slob
Examples:	Cleaning Checking Werewolf Pack's Resources Making Grilled Lunafish	Low Hygiene (outside Granite Falls) Rummaging through trash
Cheats:	stats.set_stat commodity_SelfDiscovery_Tracker_Hygiene -100	stats.set_stat commodity_SelfDiscovery_Tracker_Hygiene 100

Islander

Sulani is a pretty cool spot. There are a lot of beaches to build sand sculptures on, a lot of water to swim and boat in, and, if you are lucky, you can find some Mermadic Kelp there too! Enjoy the life on the Islands, and soon your Sim may feel ever closer to it!

	Maximum
Traits:	Child of the Islands (Island Living) Child of the Ocean (Island Living)
Examples:	Riding a boat Becoming a mermaid Building sand sculptures
Cheats:	stats.set_stat commodity_SelfDiscovery_Tracker_Islander 100

Jealous

Catching your significant other cheating can be a pretty devastating moment. Some Sims may be changed from that experience, feeling more Jealous in their next relationships (or the current one if they work it out).

	Maximum
Traits:	Jealous
Examples:	Being cheated on
Cheats:	stats.set_stat commodity_SelfDiscovery_Tracker_Jealous 100

Lawfulness

Small Businesses' alignment can be either Dreamer or Schemer, both of which come with their own unique abilities. Sims that keep running those businesses may soon find themselves more aligned themselves with it. Alternatively, unlawful Sims may eventually find being unlawful easier too.

	Minimum	Maximum
Traits:	Idealist (Businesses & Hobbies)	Shady (Businesses & Hobbies) Disruptive* (Enchanted by Nature)
Examples:	Dreamer Activities	Increasing Mischief skill Hacking Schemer Activities
Cheats:	stats.set_stat commodity_SelfDiscovery_Tracker_Lawfulness -100	stats.set_stat commodity_SelfDiscovery_Tracker_Lawfulness 100

* Disruptive trait will not be replaced by Idealist trait. In addition, having both Shady and Disruptive trait won't block out Idealist Self Discovery moment.

Metabolism

To survive, Sims must eat food, but what kind of food is up to them. Sims that enjoy enough Vegetarian-Safe foods may decide to go full-on Vegetarian. Sims that eat sweets, snacks, or just with full Hunger need may find themselves needing more food than others. Oh, and please don't try to drink some spoiled milk.

	Minimum	Maximum
Traits:	Glutton	Vegetarian Lactose Intolerant* (Cottage Living)
Examples:	Eating with full Hunger Eating quick meals and desserts	Eating meat substitutes and vegetarian-safe meals
Cheats:	stats.set_stat commodity_SelfDiscovery_Tracker_Metabolism -100	stats.set_stat commodity_SelfDiscovery_Tracker_Metabolism 100

* The Self Discovery moment for Lactose Intolerant is only triggered by drinking spoiled milk.

Mood

Sometimes, life can be sunshine and butterflies... But at other times, it can be frustration and gloom. Sims that find themselves in constant happy or unhappy moments may have their outlook changed.

	Minimum	Maximum
Traits:	Cheerful	Gloomy* Hot-Headed*
Examples:	Having all needs high Positive life events Taking it easy at work	Negative life events Vending machine item stuck Emotion Bomb fame quirk
Cheats:	stats.set_stat commodity_SelfDiscovery_Tracker_Mood -100	stats.set_stat commodity_SelfDiscovery_Tracker_Mood 100

* Depends on the last emotion felt. Angry Sims get Hot-Headed suggestion while Sad Sims get Gloomy suggestion.

Outdoorsy

Get your Sim outdoors doing outdoorsy stuff like fishing... Or even go ahead and explore around. Eventually, they may love being outdoors or actively seek out new adventures.

	Maximum
Traits:	Loves Outdoors Adventurous (Snowy Escape)
Examples:	Fishing Hiking Being on a secret lot
Cheats:	stats.set_stat commodity_SelfDiscovery_Tracker_Outdoorsy 100

Party

Put on your best DJ playlist and dance moves, it's time to party! No matter whether you party at home or at a club, Sims that do that constantly may eventually not have enough of all that party they're having. So party on!

	Maximum
Traits:	Dance Machine (Get Together) Party Animal (High School Years)
Examples:	DJ Mixing Dancing Dancing away from home
Cheats:	stats.set_stat commodity_SelfDiscovery_Tracker_Party 100

Relationship

Commitment, such as jobs or relationships such as marriage, may seem daunting to some, but can end up giving a rewarding life. Dedication brings loyalty. Yet hopping from career to career and/or relationship to relationship will make it harder for your Sim to commit.

	Minimum	Maximum
Traits:	Loyal	Noncommittal
Examples:	Professing Undying Love Progressing in Romantic Relationships	Catching others cheating Quitting careers Building multiple romantic relationships
Cheats:	stats.set_stat commodity_SelfDiscovery_Tracker_Relationship -100	stats.set_stat commodity_SelfDiscovery_Tracker_Relationship 100

Romance

The world of romance is sweet and hectic. And Sims who constantly engage with romance, whether from interactions or media, may begin to feel a bit more Romantic. However, having bad experiences with romance will eventually lead your Sim becoming more closed off from this.

	Minimum	Maximum
Traits:	Unflirty (City Living) Romantically Reserved (Lovestruck)	Romantic Lovebug (Lovestruck)
Examples:	Rejected Romance interactions Rejected proposal Bad WooHoo	Watching and reading romance Romance interactions Improving Romance skill
Cheats:	stats.set_stat commodity_SelfDiscovery_Tracker_Romance -100	stats.set_stat commodity_SelfDiscovery_Tracker_Romance 100

Scared

Life can be scary, be it death, ghosts, alien abductions, or even watching ScareMax TV channel (best watched at midnight)! Sims who have had too many scary experiences may begin to feel... a little Erratic to others.

	Maximum
Traits:	Erratic Paranoid (StrangerVille)
Examples:	Watching the horror channel Being saved from death Failing at consoling a scared Sim
Cheats:	stats.set_stat commodity_SelfDiscovery_Tracker_Scared 100

Silly

Embrace your silly side! Make jokes, be Playful, or even just go out of your way to befriend kids! Sooner or later, your Sim may make their silly side one of the aspects of their personality.

	Maximum
Traits:	Childish Goofball Cringe (For Rent)
Examples:	Funny interactions Befriending a non-related child Sim
Cheats:	stats.set_stat commodity_SelfDiscovery_Tracker_Silly 100

Skill

Learning a new skill is quite a journey: all begin with some mishaps, but some end up with mastery. And with this comes high quality crafts, which not only makes the skill more profitable, but also may raise expectations in your Sims, making them a Perfectionist. On the other hand, failing constantly when building up new skills may lead Sims embracing that they are Clumsy, which makes it much easier for them to laugh at their own failures.

	Minimum	Maximum
Traits:	Perfectionist	Clumsy
Examples:	Crafting high quality items Improving skills	Failing at activities Being caught on fire
Cheats:	stats.set_stat commodity_SelfDiscovery_Tracker_Skill -100	stats.set_stat commodity_SelfDiscovery_Tracker_Skill 100

Smart

Playing chess, reading books, and doing cerebral skills not only makes your Sim look smarter, but also builds skills (usually Logic)! Yet continue to enjoy those activities and your Sim may actually be smarter not only by their skills, but also by their personality. Or they grow a newfound appreciation to books. Either of them works well!

	Maximum
Traits:	Bookworm Genius
Examples:	Playing chess Using telescopes Reading books
Cheats:	stats.set_stat commodity_SelfDiscovery_Tracker_Smart 100

Snob

Life can be unfair, full of problems, struggles, and bad taste. And sometimes you just have to let the steam out by complaining. In fact, complaining is a great way to build friendships with those who like it! Yet if your Sim constantly keeps complaining, then sooner or later they may begin to feel... a little bit more egotistical.

	Maximum
Traits:	Snob Self-Absorbed (Get Famous) High Maintenance (Spa Day) Skeptical (Life & Death)
Examples:	Complaining
Cheats:	stats.set_stat commodity_SelfDiscovery_Tracker_Snob 100

Social

How social can your Sim be? If they are making new friends and constantly socializing, they may become Outgoing later on. Or on the contrary, feeling lonely and failing social interactions leads to varying degrees of social awkwardness and potentially enjoying this loneliness. But remember: even the loneliest Sim may become a social butterfly if they try hard enough (and vice versa)!

	Minimum	Maximum
Traits:	Loner Socially Awkward (High School Years)	Outgoing Bro Insider (Get Together) Nosy* (For Rent)
Examples:	Low Social need Failed socializing	Making friends Successful socializing
Cheats:	stats.set_stat commodity_SelfDiscovery_Tracker_Social -100	stats.set_stat commodity_SelfDiscovery_Tracker_Social 100

* Nosy trait won't be replaced when Loner or Socially Awkward trait is earned. Having Nosy with any other trait will not block out Loner or Socially Awkward Self Discovery moments.

Tech

Embrace the fun side of technology! Whether programming or playing video games, these both can be done for fun and profit. Eventually, your Sim may earn the certified Geek trait too to take their hobby to the next level!

	Maximum
Traits:	Geek
Examples:	Playing video games Programming Being a Video Game Streamer or Simfluencer
Cheats:	stats.set_stat commodity_SelfDiscovery_Tracker_Tech 100

Virtues

Be the Good Sim you want to be! Or Evil, we won't judge (other Sims may though). From friendly and mean interactions to deeds, constantly doing these may eventually change your Sim, for the better or worse.

	Minimum	Maximum
Traits:	Good Proper* (Snowy Escape) Generous (For Rent)	Evil Mean
Examples:	Giving gifts Donating with Charisma skill Successfully pleading to Grim Reaper	Being mean Trash talking others Sabotaging holidays
Cheats:	stats.set_stat commodity_SelfDiscovery_Tracker_Virtues -100	stats.set_stat commodity_SelfDiscovery_Tracker_Virtues 100

* Requires Proper interactions to be done before the Self Discovery moment (Respectful Introduction for example). In that case, the other ones cannot be suggested.

Other Ways To Get More Traits

Re-Traiting Potion

Re-Traiting Potion is available through the Rewards Store for 5,000 Satisfaction Points (or in Build Mode with bb.showhiddenobjects cheat). Drinking it will bring up a panel through which you can change your Sim's traits. This is the Base Game method to change the traits without any cheats.

However, it comes at a cost of not resetting the Self Discovery moment counter. In addition, Sims will also lose any extra traits they may have. Cheat to reset the Self Discovery moment counter will be shared further in this article though to counter this drawback.

Wise Trait

Wise trait is a special personality trait from For Rent that only elders can have. However, the last time you can add a trait when aging up is when a teen becomes a young adult. No worries, Sims can earn this trait from gameplay too!

When a Sim ages up into an elder, they have a chance to experience a special Self Discovery moment to add the Wise trait, even when Growing Together expansion pack is not installed! The base chance of it happening is 10%.

The each following skills on level 5 or higher will increase the chance:

Having at least one of these Personality Traits also increase the chance:

Further increased by having at least one of these Aspiration Reward and Bonus Traits (more about them here):

Last but not least, having at least one of those Reward Traits will also contribute towards higher chance:

However, having one of the conflicting traits will eliminate this Self Discovery moment. These traits are:

And finally, having experienced all 3 Self Discovery moments will also block it out. With Growing Together, it will count as one of three Self Discovery moments Sims can have. If The Sims 4 Self Discovery is disabled through Pack Options, the Wise trait will also never be suggested.

Grief Trait Replacements

With Life & Death Expansion Pack, Grief feature is introduced. Losing someone can hit your Sim very hard, be it by having them die or breaking up with them or having them taken away. More info about dealing with and overcoming grief can be found in this guide. Grief can end up changing your Sim forever, depending on how they dealt with it.

Once Sim's grief period ends, the game can suggest replacing one of their traits. If your Sim coped well, a Positive Replacement can be suggested. However, coping really terribly may have the game suggest a Negative Replacement instead. You will have an option to turn them down if you want. However, accepting them won't count towards the 3 Self Discovery limit. Having reached the limit before won't block out those replacements either.

Here are all the traits that can be replaced through Grief and with what traits these can be replaced with.

Trait	Positive Replacements	Negative Replacements
Ambitious	-	Lazy
Cheerful	-	Mean
Childish	Creative Wise	Snob
Creative	-	Gloomy Slob
Gloomy	Cheerful	-
Goofball	-	Snob Proper
High Maintenance	Materialistic Snob	-
Hot-Headed	Cheerful	-
Paranoid	Self-Assured	-
Romantic	-	Loner Unflirty
Unflirty	Romantic	-
Art Lover	-	Snob Perfectionist
Bookworm	-	Active Gloomy Adventurous
Dance Machine	-	Gloomy Lazy
Foodie	-	Glutton
Loves Outdoors	-	Gloomy Lazy
Music Lover	-	Gloomy Perfectionist
Active	-	Childish Lazy
Glutton	Foodie	-
Kleptomaniac	Art Lover	-
Lazy	Ambitious	-
Materialistic	Freegan Adventurous Generous	-
Neat	-	Slob
Perfectionist	-	Clumsy
Slob	Neat	-
Vegetarian	-	Glutton Foodie
Evil	Mean Good	-
Family-Oriented	-	Hates Children Noncommittal
Generous	-	Materialistic Mean
Good	-	Cheerful Evil
Jealous	Loyal	-
Loner	Outgoing	-
Mean	Cheerful	-
Noncommittal	Loyal Romantic	-
Outgoing	-	Loner Socially Awkward
Party Animal	Outgoing Ambitious	-
Proper	-	Mean Evil
Self-Absorbed	Good	-
Socially Awkward	Outgoing	Party Animal

Retaining Traits From the Past Life

Upon fully completing your Sim's Soul Journey (by reaching The Big Picture stage, which requires your Sim to be a ghost), they earn the Burning Soul trait. After rebirth, teen and older Sim have a new self-interaction called 'Recall Past Life', allowing them to add one of the Personality traits from their past life to the current one.

Not only that, but Sims who have recalled a trait from their past life can have one more Personality Trait, having up to 3 as a teen and up to 7 as an older Sim (1 recalled, 3 from Self-Discovery). Do note that if the teen has 3 traits, you won't be able to choose a new trait once they age up to young adult. For 7 traits, have your Sim recall their past life as a young adult (or add the rest of the traits with cheats afterwards). More on rebirth here.

Encouraging to be Shady

With Businesses & Hobbies, Sims can have the Shady trait. These Sims prefer to do dubious activities and be a schemer. Other Sims may see these as daunting, but they just need a little push.

Shady Sims have a new Deep Thoughts Friendly social interaction called 'Ask to Embrace the Shade'. This requires the relationship to be high enough and the target mustn't have either Idealist or Shady trait. When successful, the target will gain the Shady trait.

Cheats

Immediately Trigger a Self Discovery Moment

Want to have a Self Discovery immediately? No worries, there are cheats for it. The cheat code we need is stats.set_stat, which requires testingcheats on to be enabled first. The cheat should look like this:

stats.set_stat commodity_SelfDiscovery_Tracker_[Category Name] 100
stats.set_stat commodity_SelfDiscovery_Tracker_[Category Name] -100

You need to replace [Category Name] part with the name of the desired category. Fortunately, the Categories section will bring out the categories as they are in the game code, so simply use one of those. In addition, these cheats have been brought out in the same section.

Do remember that Self Discovery needs to be enabled in Pack Options. Even if enabled, there is still a chance that the moment doesn't happen and the commodity is set to 50 or -50 respectively. In that case, just enter the cheat again. In addition, check out the rules of Self Discovery moments here.

Reset Self Discovery Counter

Sims can only have 3 Self Discovery moments within their lifetime. Any moment you accept will count towards it, even if they don't end up adding a new trait (due to having the trait limit reached for example). However, fortunately, cheats will come in handy! These cheats need testingcheats on to be enabled first.

First you need to reset the counter itself. For this, you can use this cheat:
stats.set_stat statistic_SelfDiscovery_Max 0

Secondly, if your Sim reaches max amount of Self Discovery moments, a hidden trait will be added to prevent further moments. To remove it, use this cheat:
traits.remove_trait trait_Hidden_SelfDiscoveryMax

And with these cheats, your Sim will be able to have Self Discovery moments again!

End Grief (Immediately) & Replace a Trait

Whenever you wish to trigger a grief trait replacement moment for storytelling purposes, these will be the cheats you'll need to use.

First, your Sim needs to be in grief. If your Sim isn't in grief, you can use cheats to add a grief trait. More traits that can be equipped can be found in the Reward Traits Guide. The cheats to add grief will be:
traits.equip_trait trait_Grief_Anger
traits.equip_trait trait_Grief_Depression
traits.equip_trait trait_Grief_Denial
traits.equip_trait trait_Grief_HoldTogether

First you need to set the coping high or low enough. Having it on at least 50 will result in a Positive Replacement, while having on -75 or below will result in a Negative Replacement. Do remember that at 99 your Sim gains a positive moodlet and at -99 Sims holding it together or in denial could go into blues or anger grief. The cheats brought out will try to avoid these extra consequences.

For a Positive Replacement, use this:
stats.set_stat commodity_Grief_Coping 90

For a Negative Replacement, use this:
stats.set_stat commodity_Grief_Coping -90

The replacement moment occurs once the grief ends. To end it immediately, you can use this cheat:
stats.set_stat commodity_Grief_Timer 0

Do note that the Personality Change will not be guaranteed, even if your Sim has replaceable traits available.

Justice for The Excluded Traits

Unfortunately, not all the traits can be earned through the Self Discovery system or other systems (except for Recalling Past Life). While all the event traits are excluded, there are some Expansion Pack traits that are excluded.

The only way to gain these is through cheats. Simply enter traits.equip_trait [codename] to the cheat console. The list of excluded Personality Traits are as follows:

Trait	Codename	Pack/Event
Horse Lover	trait_HorseLover	Horse Ranch
Rancher	trait_Rancher	Horse Ranch
Child of the Village	trait_ChildoftheSEA	For Rent
Practice Makes Perfect	trait_PracticeMakesPerfect	Happy at Home (Now Base Game)
Grouch	trait_Grouch	Cozy Celebrations Event
Active Imagination (Children only!)*	trait_ActiveImagination	Forever Friends Event
Heart on Your Sleeve	trait_HOS_EV009Reward	Masquerade Ball Event

Conclusion

The Sims 4 Self Discovery system is the main method for your Sim to earn additional traits (or replace them). There are up to 29 categories that track your Sim's actions and suggest a trait based on that (or its replacement) once your Sim has performed enough of them. Besides cheats, there are some other ways to gain or replace traits, such as the Grief system from Life & Death. However, no matter what, Sims normally cannot have more than 6 Personality Traits.

And that's the article! What do you think about this feature? What are your experiences or tips with it? Share them in the comments below!