Family constellation is the term coined by Adler and elaborated
by Dreikurs to represent the operation of the family system,
including parents, siblings, and others in the family of origin,
together with any others living with them as members of the
person's childhood household.
I have 3 more siblings out of which I am the eldest. Since I
was the first born I always received the most attention from my
parents. They obviously used to fulfill all my wishes and care for
me way too much.But all this had a positive impact on my
personality and made me a dependable and happy person. I am
competitive and ambitious as well as sensitive towards others
needs. Since I am the eldest I consider myself more responsible and
obedient than my siblings. I just feel that now its become an
innate part of my personality that I need to take care of my family
in every possible way,correct my siblings wherever they wrong and
be more empathtic as well.
Family atmosphere obviously changed from one child to four
children around. The attention and care divided between all of us
but none of us ever felt neglected. My parents are very cool and
had a very democratic style of parenting which made them easy on us
along with pushing us to achieve something in life. Our parents
always understood our personality differences and interacted with
us accordingly,their role is major in shaping our distinct
personalities. We always saw our parents motivating eachother to
try new things in life which obviously influenced me as well and
made me more achievement oriented in life.