Why doesn't he understand

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Going through hell just now I know its a long road ahead, possible court case against so called brother I'm so stressed out crying all the time, struggling to eat I started seeing a support worker a few weeks ago. Dh comes in tonight says to me "don't know what YOUR worried they'll string him up" its not that bloody simple he set me off crying again.

I'm on meds for anxiety and sleeping but been trying to push myself into doing things now been told I'm doing to much to soon waiting to see psychologist as well. My daughters aged 16 and 20 seem to understand better than him. He doesn't realise that I still want to jump in car and never come back but I have nowhere to go.

It's very difficult for dp/dh to deal with this. Not saying that as an excuse, but more as a statement of fact. It comes too close, the woman they love is hurting, someone has touched them, they have been hurt, their neanderthal instinct says to fight it and fix it but they can't and half the time they end up behaving very unhelpfully. And it's not what you need.

My dh tends to be analytical, seeing how what I am remembering and what has happened fit together, explain things. And he doesn't stay around long enough to get me able to open up to talk. And really he doesn't understand how I'm feeling and he doesn't cope well with feelings he doesn't understand.

In fact I have a male friend who's better at coping with it than dh because he just lets me feel what I feel and gives me hugs and makes space. Nice that he does it, but I wish dh did too...

I'm not going to suggest that you do anything to change him. i suggest that you find support where it is available and look after yourself the best you can. Am here if you want to talk.