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I can't go on like this

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hoopieghirl · 09/06/2025 21:14

My partner and I have been together 10 years. Up to 3 years ago I would have said our relationship was perfect. We never really argued laughed a lot etc etc. Both his parents got dementia so he moved back home to help them. 3 years ago 1/7/22 his parents house caught fire, his mum died in fire and my partner horrifically burnt. He was in a coma for 2 weeks and in Burns Unit for 6, months. It was during COVID so things very difficult. His brother is a psycho I had to deal with him also. Anyway my partner was brought out of coma to learn his mum had died he couldn't go to hospital as he was too ill but they let him watch funeral via zoom. The drugs he was on made him paranoid and delusional, seeing insects everywhere etc. I admit I found the pressure very difficult any could have handled it better. He convinced himself of things that were not true. Accused me of coming up to hospital drunk which did not happen. Told me nurses said I was abusive to him and he had it on his medical records I'm manic not true. He has made a fabulous recovery but still has long way to go. However he is a changed man. Moody and short tempered. I understand the trauma he suffered is horrific but he lashes out at me verbally when we have a disagreement, casts up things from 3 years ago. I trained to be a Samaritan as I wanted to help other people going through similar. I was proud to be accepted and to complete the training. However all my partner has done is criticise and ridicule me. 'You can help strangers but you were useless to me in hospital "etc. . I can't take it anymore. At present he is giving me the silent treatment because I scanned my card too soon in Sainsbury's and the staff had to come over. He needs to deal with his trauma but thinks he is so much better. I can't go on like this. He developed a crush on the psychologist in hospital she was totally professional so all in his mind. He convinced himself staff were his best friends and became institutionalised after 6, months in jospital.When Psychologist was leaving he bought her a £300 pandora bracelet because she helped him more than I did he said. I was given nothing to or my birthday or Christmas.I'm gutted.

OP posts:
pinkglitter12 · 17/06/2025 19:13

Its so difficult because you're grieving for the person you loved. And when you lose someone you care about so much, you cling on to anything that's left of them.And a part of him is still here, and you dont want to let that go.
This won't be just a break up, if that's what you decide to do, this runs so much deeper. You are dealing with immense feelings of loss and guilt and those are feelings you need to work on by yourself.
You've been through so much trauma too and you need to be kind to yourself and put yourself first for once. You need to heal, appreciate how strong and caring you are. You can't heal whilst giving so much of yourself to someone else.

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