DBing, European style

[Papa4Life]

So, here I am, back again, bloody and bruised after a much needed working over by Sandi and 25. Thanks so much for the tips. I was initially tempted to write an expansive response to the points made, but other than the stay-at-home-dad misunderstanding I mentioned previously, I think it's best to focus on the important 'takeaways' from the feedback provided.

I'm working with an IC (who's also our MC) and I've been undergoing EMDR treatments for my anger management issues and I'm making progress, but of course there's still quite a way to go. I am a good person, I just have issues that I'm finally addressing, taking AD and ADHD meds (although,I'm understanding now that I might have been misdiagnosed). It might even turn out that this whole situation might ironically turn out to be one of the best things that ever happened to me...

After experiencing my own personal Good Friday last week, I've managed to turn things around attitude-wise and I'm ready to regain the ground that I lost along with my temper last week and have a brighter Easter Sunday.

I'm going to look into improving my conflict resolution skills because apparently it's an essential skill that I'm sorely lacking in. Perhaps there's a course available somewhere. I'm also interested in improving my communication skills with regard to validation. Stander had some good examples on this thread and elsewhere and I'm working on internalizing those examples. I know that will help me tremendously in my quest to achieve some degree of self-realization.

Hope I didn't put anybody off with my previous posts. I guess it's almost inevitable that you're going to hang out your dirty laundry on a BB such as this. I think it's healthy to finally, at long last, get these issues out in the open and perhaps get some hints on how to finally move past them and become the person I know I have the potential to become. And maybe - just maybe - it'll make my beloved W take notice.