What Does Your Childhood Say About You?

Always supportive and caring

Mostly loving, with occasional instances of harshness

Often neglectful, with rare moments of kindness

Consistently neglectful and harsh

Able to manage stress and conflict well

Experience heightened emotional reactions occasionally

Often feel overwhelmed and struggle to cope

Consistently overwhelmed with intense emotional reactions

Trust others easily and feel secure in relationships

Trust cautiously, with occasional concerns

Struggle to trust others and often feel betrayed

Have difficulty trusting and maintain emotional distance

Generally trust and respect authority figures 

Sometimes question authority but can cooperate

Dislike and distrust authority figures

Fear and avoid authority figures

Generally high self-esteem

Fluctuates between high and low self-esteem

Often struggle with low self-esteem 

Consistently low self-esteem

Adapt well and find constructive solutions 

Experience difficulty adapting but eventually cope

Struggle to cope and often feel overwhelmed

Consistently struggle to cope with persistent distress

Open, honest, and expressive

Sometimes reserved, with occasional difficulty expressing feelings

Often avoidant or defensive in communication

Consistently avoid expressing feelings and thoughts

Address conflicts openly and work towards resolutions

Occasionally avoid conflicts but eventually address them

Struggle to address conflicts and often withdraw

Consistently avoid conflicts and emotional confrontations

Easily form and maintain close connections

Form connections with some difficulty, but maintain them

Struggle to form and maintain connections

Consistently struggle to form and maintain close connections

Comfortable being vulnerable and sharing openly

Sometimes hesitant but able to share personal experiences

Avoidant of vulnerability and sharing personal experiences

Consistently avoid being vulnerable and sharing personal experiences