182 - Avoiding Dysfunction For My Mental Health

David, from San Jose, CA said when he was a kid he knew he was talented and smart but his gifts didn't seem to measure up to his adoptive parents expectations. When David learned he was adopted the news, left him wanting to find his birth mother rebelling and challenged to control his behavior. In reunion, David found his paternal family, but similar elements of dysfunction in their family and drastically differing opinions prevent him from getting any closer. This is David's journey. Who Am I Really? Who Am I Really? Website - http://www.whoamireallypodcast.com/ (http://www.whoamireallypodcast.com/) Share Your Story - http://bit.ly/2imgrtv_Share (bit.ly/2imgrtv_Share) Damon's own story in print and audio: Damon's story "Who Am I Really? An Adoptee Memoir” - https://amzn.to/2Y9RNf8 (https://amzn.to/2Y9RNf8) Listen On Apple Podcasts - http://apple.co/2oOd25m (http://apple.co/2oOd25m) Spotify - https://spoti.fi/2RN3jcB (https://spoti.fi/2RN3jcB)  Google Play - http://bit.ly/2oEU7bH (http://bit.ly/2oEU7bH) TuneIn - http://tun.in/piyg9 (http://tun.in/piyg9) Stitcher - http://bit.ly/2DsqBxk_Stitcher (http://bit.ly/2DsqBxk_Stitcher) Player FM - https://player.fm/series/who-am-i-really (https://player.fm/series/who-am-i-really) Podbean - https://my.captivate.fm/bit.ly/2I0ITeY_Podbean (bit.ly/2I0ITeY_Podbean) YouTube - http://bit.ly/2oF3yrH (http://bit.ly/2oF3yrH) Social Media Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/WAIReally/ (https://www.facebook.com/WAIReally/) Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/waireally/ (https://www.instagram.com/waireally/)