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Birth
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Erikson's parents really hated him
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Young Infancy
Trust vs Mistrust:
My parents practiced "attatchment parenting" (includes cosleeping, wearing the baby, picking up the baby when crying, and responding to crying). Because of this, I have trust in my parents to provide me with what I need. -
Glasses
Autonomy vs shame and doubt:
When I was little I used to run into things because of my lack of depth perception. This most likely affected my confidence in myself until I got glasses and could walk on my own -
Asking to go to the park
Initiative vs Guilt:
When I moved for the first time, there was a park behind our house and I started asking my parents to go there. My mother tells me that she would either accept and take me or give me an explaination if I could not go. -
Sister Born
Initiative vs Guilt:
I helped my mom a lot when she had my sister (changing diapers, bathing, etc.) and started playing on my own and learning to be patient and share my time. -
Dad Deployed to Iraq
Competence vs Inferiority:
While my dad was deployed, I had to do a lot more around the house, with my sister, on my own, and take on more responsibilities. I would also ride my bike or walk to a friend's house or walk to school alone or with a friend. -
Diagnosed with Diabetes
Competence vs Inferiority:
Diabetes put a huge damper on my independence at first because I didn't know how to handle it and my mom had to do nearly everything for me again. Soon, I learned how to do some things and slowly take over independence. -
Moved to California
Competence vs Inferiority:
Moving to California put another damper on my applying myself because I no longer lived in an environment where I was comfortable to take my own actions when we first moved there. Identity role vs confusion:
I knew where I belonged in the social structure, who my best friend was, what my neightborhood was like, etc. living in Texas. In California it took me a very long time to figure out who i was again -
Changed friend groups
Identitiy vs role confusion:
I had a really rough time in seventh grade and after being brutally kicked out a friend group that I single handedly started, I think I was very confused about where I belonged in middle school -
Moved to Missouri
Identity vs role confusion:
After several rough patches with friend groups, it seemed I had finally found my place when we moved again. This didn't really confuse me, because I still knew who i was, but that person was hard to find because she was still in California -
Got a lead in the school play
Identity vs role confusion:
Okay, so this one's very recent, but it really has helped me sort out who I am and where I belong here at Park Hill, so I would say it strengthened my sense of self.
