in·ner child
a person’s supposed original or true self, especially when regarded as damaged or concealed by negative childhood experiences.
The inner child is the foundation that is set for us to enter adulthood. If you had a traumatic childhood that was unhealed, your inner child will tend to be damaged, which manifests as the adult having low vibrational behaviours (addiction, aggression, mental illness, etc). If your childhood was all roses and glitter, your inner child will be more responsible, positive, and happy.
However, even if your childhood was “healthy” there are still some aspects of it that were not, which need attention. For example, if you grew up in a good home, but were bullied at school; that is an aspect of your inner child that needs healing.
On the other hand, growing up as a black person there appears to be deeper rooted societal and systemic issues that we faced as children. Being young, we learned that black is not beautiful, black is associated with degeneracy, and black is not worthy of respect.
When you hear these things about yourself and your people at such a young age, they become a part of your belief system. This leads us to have a tough job in our adolescence and beyond, because we have more to unlearn than learn.
I encourage you all to identify the damaging beliefs you have obtained from childhood and tell your inner child affirmations that counteract them. This is the first step to healing.
