Hello I need some advice please. My FIL has had some relatively minor physical health issues recently (nothing remotely life threatening or debilitating) however he has been acting like it is the end of the world.
We’ve all been very sympathetic and initially I thought he was over reacting to get sympathy but it’s been 5 months and his anxiety has ramped up to worrying levels. For example, he called me 6 times in one day imploring me to get a blood test because he thought she had passed on a random illness to me and he has been worrying about matters which were resolved years ago. We have tried to get him to see professional for his physical health issues and also mental health professionals too but he keeps cancelling appointments but tells us that no one wants to help him.
I feel like if we don’t do something this could just escalate and I really don’t know what to do.
I feel like the anxiety has been a culmination of unresolved issues in the past but he point blank refuses to have counselling because he doesn’t want to talk about his past or childhood.
Any thoughts or advice would be much appreciated. Should we try to speak to his GP? I feel like he could do with a break of some sort but am conscious this won’t resolve the problem.