My life through Erikson's Theory

  • Born

    Born
    I was born to Rosann and Kevin Hampton in Kansas City, Missouri.
  • Trust vs. Mistrust

    Mom was always gone working and at this time I didnt really have my mom their, as well my dad was busy a lot taking care of my sister. This could have casued trust issues.
  • Autonomy vs. Shame & Doubt

    Autonomy vs. Shame & Doubt
    I learned how to potty train my self pretty easily and early which caused me to beleive in myself more.
  • Initative vs. Guilt

    Initative vs. Guilt
    Parents let me explore a lot and learn to be my own person. After a while of trying to reley on parents for attention, i leaned to do new things and explored the world on my own.
  • Initative vs Guilt

    Parents got divorced, and it was just my sister, mom, and i together for a while. For many years i felt guilt that it was my fault my parents got divorced.
  • Industry vs Inferiority

    School started and I didnt have many friends. Not because no one liked me but i didnt really like talking to anyone else. Which at earl childhood resulted in inferiority.
  • Industry vs. Inferiority

    Industry vs. Inferiority
    After playing many sports such as basketball, football, soccer. It seemed easier to actually start liking more kids becuase we had a lot of the same interests. Ultimately resulted in having more friends which created a stable insustry.
  • Mistrust

    Dad and i had a lot of physcial and emotional problems with eachother. Hard times like this made me not want to even talk to him for a long time. Ultimately it made me not trust him.
  • Role Confusion

    Role Confusion
    Mom got remarried and i ended up having 2 other step brothers that lived with me. I started to change and rebel more becasue I didnt really know who i was or what i belonged to family or friends.
  • Inferiority

    I tried out for the KC Premiere basketball team for the "best" players out my age. I ended up not making the team, which really put a burden on me and i felt that i wasnt good enough to play.
  • Shame & Doubt

    Mom lost her job, and we were going into debt. Started wearing the same clothes all of the time, and didnt have any money. I doubted myself a lot at this time because i thought that I couldnt do anything right and that i couldnt help my mom at all.
  • Autonomy

    Autonomy
    I started to take control of my life and wanted to never rely on anyone again. So i got my first job at McDonalds so that i can have a steady income coming in and wouldnt have to rely on my parents.
  • Mistrust

    My sister stole my debit card and stole 800 dollars from me while i was at school. Later in the years she kept doing the same thing. I realized at this time that i can completely not trust anyone besides my self. And that i always will need my guard up.
  • Identity

    Identity
    I found a lot of my true friends and had a big group of them. We all balanced each other out pretty well and I acted more of myself and formed bonds with these people.
  • Initative

    Initative
    It is my senior year and high school and i got accepted to the University of Missouri to go to college next year. At this time im asserting power and control in my life and balance myself so that i can be the first in my family to go to college, and do something positve in my life.