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Help! Worried I am destroying my family.

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Tulip2478 · 05/03/2023 10:55

Hi everyone. I am currently 23 weeks pregnant with Dc3 and am being a nightmare to live with! This is especially impacting my DH I feel. I have suffered from the worst mood swings I have had. Some days I feel I don't want to be here at all, and feel rage like never before, I'm not normally an angry person at all. I snapped at DH again today, and the kids. The kids never sleep through, I'm thoroughly exhausted but it was no excuse. He makes me more angry because he just says he will ignore me when I'm like this. He doesn't talk about feelings ever. I suffered from PND after my first two, and also had family issues and had to be interviewed by the police regarding a close family member and allegations of SA. He does not ever ask how I feel however, he does not deal well with feelings and doesn't really believe in depression. I do try and respect that.

I also feel my anger toward is worse because I secretly harbour resentment over things he has done in the past. After our second child he would often penetrate or have full sex with me while I was sleeping or half asleep, my DC used to wake up every 2 hours. I have told him this is not OK but he wud just joke about me overreacting and saying he shouldn't need consent etc. I also had no money for myself when we got married and altho I appreciate he works so hard I never had access to money which made me feel resentful.

Has anyone had any experience of this uncontrollable anger while being pregnant? How can I let go of the resentment of my husband? I am worried i am tearing my family apart.

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Tulip2478 · 17/05/2023 16:45

Thanks for the further posts.
I find it hard to talk to the therapist from IAPT. It's not face to face and if anyone has had CBT on the NHS before they will know they don't actually talk about events in real life, just more your feelings and how to change your pattern of thinking.

I am still uncomfortable with the things my husband has done and sent what to give the impression everything is rosy. But I also feel I cannot cope without him and that I have been horrible this pregnancy. I have thought a lot about where I could go if he ever got worse. I have limited choices, I have no savings and apparently I am not on the mortgage even though he told me I would be on this new one (we moved a few months ago). I do however pay half of it which will be the majority of my monthly income when I go on maternity leave. So I have many practical considerations and I am very immature in these matters as my husband did everything when we got married and was already set up.

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billy1966 · 17/05/2023 17:12

You pay half the morgage and that is just part of the financial abuse.

You are married so half that house is yours, its a marital asset.

He thinks he is being cute not putting you on the morgage, but the law and any solicitor will tell him otherwise.

I can't imagine how hard this all is for you.

But if at any time you feel everything is too much, a police station is the place to go.

Ask for the Domestic Violence officer and tell the full truth and horror of what he does.

Whenever it feels right, you will always have that option.

Do you transfer the money to his account?

At anytime you can tell the medical staff about the years of rape.
They too will help.

As will your GP.
There are options when you are ready.

In the meantime we are here for you, and thinking of you.

You poor pet. I'm so sorry life is so hard.

Tulip2478 · 17/05/2023 17:28

@billy1966 yes I transfer it to his account.

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billy1966 · 17/05/2023 19:55

Marital assets like houses are always shared and you have additional proof.

Should you split from him, half that house at the very least is yours.

The courts will support you and your children.

Tulip2478 · 18/05/2023 21:47

Re. The photo he sent. I did some stuff that I would get judged for by people I know and people on here. So now his colleague who he sent it to know. I don't think he would use it against me but I do worry about it.

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billy1966 · 18/05/2023 22:40

Him passing private photos is a crime.

He is utter scum.

No decent man would ever send private pictures to a colleague.

Only scum do that sort of thing.

That is on him.

Did he have your permission?

No?

Another matter for the police.

His colleague is not going to be showing that around.

His colleague is scum too.

If you went to the police and told them your story of living with this rapist, believe me, he would be in terrible trouble.

He is such a bad man.

I am praying for you and wishing you strength to get through this safely.

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