I found my mum dead after she committed suicidal almost 3 years ago. I ended up with ptsd from it. Since then all my family relationships are just collapsing around me that all I feel I have left is my husband and kids.
I’d love to have relationships with my father and sisters but tbh it just got too toxic afterwards and all have their own pity parties going on. I don’t know if it’s the ptsd or the fact our family genuinely is just broken since mum passed.
Spending more than 5 minutes with any of my sisters seriously triggers me and I can’t shake it. The nightmares start and I just end up back in a dark place. I saw one of them yesterday and that’s what’s ended up me being here today.
Anyone else’s family just seemed to have broken away after a parent has gone?
Hello, just wanted to let you know you are not alone. I hope you are still getting help with the ptsd or belong to a group who can help you with strategies to put into place to avoid this happening. Families can be excellent or trouble when someone dies or a member has health problems which can be either physical and mental it doesn’t seem to matter. It’s an avoidance tendency or another way of saying they brush it under the carpet. If you are not getting help at present, it may be worth asking to see someone but you do sound that you need to talk to someone. The community is always here and I know there are others who have similar problems. It’s good that you reached out and that you know we are here. Look after yourself and please don’t be hard on yourself. S xx
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