As children we are sponges and soak up the totality of what is going on around us. Unfortunately for many of us that includes violence, abuse, and/or physical or emotional neglect. We struggle to make sense of our world, and often come to the conclusion that something is wrong with us or what is happening is our fault. These conclusions help to shape our belief systems, which ultimately become our strategy to survive.
As adults we continue to use these survival strategies without realizing that the conclusions that we came to as children were not true. These subconscious beliefs and patterns become our primary source of problems and issues in our life.