We all have an inner child, a part of our Ego that got stuck vibrationally in an earlier age of our development when some stressor, trauma or fearful experience occurred during that time in our life.

This child will often show up in our adult life when the same stressor, or anything remotely like that stressor, occurs in our experience. The child responds as most little children do in times of stress... it copes through hiding, avoiding, trying to comfort itself in some way (often through food or "checking out"), or clinging to any perceived form of security it can find.