You are not helpless, honey. You will find it within yourself to survive this. You have to do it for you and for your baby. You do not have a choice and denial is a very dangerous choice. I think you know that by now.
You have received excellent advice from others who have been through a similar experience. As you can see, the survivors are not destroyed by what happened to them. Quite the contrary. One thing is for certain - anyone who has survived the kind of experience you are going through took definitive action. They did not rug-sweep or go into denial.
For you, I think the best action plan would be:
1. Try to get him to leave the house. If you cannot accomplish this, do not share the same bedroom with him and under no circumstances should you have sex with him. He is NOT safe. Even if he says he is using condoms - do not believe him. Besides, STD's can sometimes be transmitted even with condoms and he is having sex with very high-risk people.
2. Do NOT leave him alone with the baby. You need to supervise. If he is looking for transsexuals, he is far into the addiction process and this addiction does progress. You cannot take that risk.
3. Read up on and practice the 180. You are not in reconciliation, even if you are living under the same roof. You need to emotionally detach from him. Do not listen to his bs, his blame-shifting, pity plays and his attempts at high drama. Ignore him. If you feel you are in danger, either call the police or leave with your child and go to a safe place immediately. Use your best judgment when dealing with him.
4. Get into the doctor and get a full STD panel run on yourself. The sooner, the better.
5. Make an appointment for individual counseling so that you can get some help in real life.
6. See an attorney and find out your rights.
7. Educate yourself on sex addiction. There are many sources on the Internet. Read. You will see some conflicting information, but overall, this will help you to understand what is going on with him much better.
Keep posting as you take these steps. You will get a lot of support and excellent advice.
(((Annie)))
[This message edited by somer222 at 2:35 PM, August 11th (Monday)]