My partners father committed suicide earlier this year. Completely unexpected with no warnings. He is having to support his mother with practical day to day life things.
He says he feels no connection to me, my children or his adult child. That he wants to be left alone and be by himself. He had 6 sessions of counselling and was told this is a normal reaction to a traumatic event.
he refuses any practical help from me or other family members. Doesn’t want to talk about what is happening and removes himself from family life as much as possible.
I feel like I no longer have a partner. I just share a house with a man who doesn’t want to be involved with me. I am trying to be supportive but am very close to reaching the end of my tether.
he feels he needs time and then he will hopefully come back round. I am here to ask if anyone has been through similar and if / when the feelings of dissociation stopped. I want to help him but equally can not continue like this indefinitely