Life Event I: A Psychosocial Analysis

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As I look back into my past, I am amazed at how much I have accomplished over the years. Being abandoned at a young age and continually let down by romantic relationships became such a negative part in my life. Every life event will have a particular stage of development that will either be resolved or become problematic for future development. Erikson emphasized these development stages through his psychosocial theory (BOOK). Each life event will impact my development significantly throughout my lifespan. Life Event I: My Fathers Absence When I was five, my father abandoned my family. At this age, I was unaware how my father’s absence would affect me for the rest of my life. I believe my father’s absence played an enormous role in my development …show more content…

The industry stage is when children become eager to work and become productive (BOOK). Unfortunately, I did not accomplish this stage at the age of five. I felt inadequate and unwanted, which discouraged me from trying anything. I began to let challenges take over, and I felt constantly defeated. When a father abandons a child around the age of five, the child experiences anxiety around loss and closeness (Strauss, 2013). I believe my struggles with depression, anxiety, and relationship satisfaction are contributed to my father’s …show more content…

Looking back, I should have never considered moving in with him, but at the time I was more than happy too. I believed he was my soul mate and the one I would spend the rest of my life with. Our relationship was great for the first year, until it turned horrifying. After my boyfriend would get a few beers in him he became extremely emotionally and physically abusive. When he ended our relationship I was in shock. I always wanted to get out of this awful life I had made for myself, but never knew how. Then I thought how could an abusive man not even love me? The abandonment feelings came back to haunt me and triggered another downward spiral of depression and feelings of suicide. I felt worthlessness, depressed, anxious, angry, and powerless. My depression was at it all time high and I was ready to end my life. I had no self-esteem, no power, and no soul; I became numb (Orava, McLeod, & Sharpe,

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