GotMySwaggaBack

Open Codependency

Was recently diagnosed with this during counseling. Will continue to work on it through counseling.

Treatments

Reading Somewhat Helpful

Good ideas are given in the books and it allows you to do a self inspection.

Open Financial Challenges

As the result of a separation and divorce, I lost my house in foreclosure. I am at the start of the process of recovering. Not sure, how or where to turn.

Treatments

Budgeting Working / Worked

Slowly but surely I am coming into my own.

Earn Money Working / Worked

I was offered a new job a couple a months ago with a nice raise so that helps as well.

Open Healthy Sex

I spent years in an almost sexless marriage, being rejected. My trust was used against me as a weapon to with hold sex.

Open Life After Divorce

I was separated for over 2 years and been divorced over a a year now. Done with that and ready to move forward.

Open Loneliness

I deal with loneliness a great deal. Most of the times I can fight it off but for some reason it is hitting me harder than it has in a very long time.

Open Healthy Relationships

I have been through several relationships wherein the end result is being left because I have loved them unconditionally and they can't accept it because of previous issues.

Treatments

Talking Working / Worked

It helps to relieve the pressure of frustration. I am not sure that it has done much more than that as of yet.

Writing Working / Worked

Using my DS journal has always been helpful.

Open Physical & Emotional Abuse

I am the son of a woman who was physically abused regularly. My first memory is being 3 and backing away when she called me cuz I didn't recognize her after she was beaten. I was emotionally abused in my marriage prior to my divorce.

Treatments

Divorce Working / Worked

My ex abused me emotionally by her own admission.

Forgiveness Working / Worked

This I suppose is a never ending work in progress.

Helping Others Working / Worked

In June I will be taking part in a breakfast here locally for men against domestic violence. This is the first of a number of things I am doing that will honor my mothers memory and help me on the road of healing.

Open Sleep Apnea

I believe I have been suffering from this for years. I wake up some nights gasping for air as though I haven't been breathing for some time.

Open Interracial Relationships

I am not currently in a relationship of any kind, however I find my interests in relationships lie with women outside of my race.