The Ego helps us to cope with Childhood Traumatic Events

Send us a text Ego states develop as a way to cope from traumatic events which may have occurred in childhood. When children are under repeated distress, they do not develop a healthy sense of self or ego. Instead, the ego splits off into different states that are connected to the 'fight-flight-freeze' response. As a childhood trauma survivor myself, I found it difficult to show my emotions and to be vulnerable all throughout my life and this affected my ability to form healthy relationships ...