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Infancy
I was born in 1996. My parents were separated, they were never married-only dated, and because of this I was passed back and forth between them, severing the amount of trust I could earn with them in each visit. In Erikson's first stage, infancy, the stage is trust vs. mistrust which is essentially the infant learning who is there that they can trust and depend upon to take care of them. My crisis wasn't taken care of and I feel the need still for someone to depend upon to keep me safe. -
Middle Childhood
When I was young, I would try to speak my mind and share my thoughts and feelings. Young children think and say a lot of stupid stuff, but my parents would laugh at me or make faces when I said things that were on my mind. This taught me to keep my mouth shut and keep my thoughts to myself. The 4th stage has to do with industry vs. inferiority which means that you get up and do things or you get knocked down a peg. This started rather early for me, even in early childhood. -
Early Adulthood
In 2015, I was 19 years old and I got married to my boyfriend of almost five years. We are still happily married and have built a fairly decent life for ourselves but I do realize that I began my adult life early with this event. In the 6th stage the crisis is intimacy vs. isolation, which is explained by one choosing to be with another person simply so they are not alone. I feel that my getting married at a young age depicts this because I married him so that I wouldn't lose him and be alone.