Not coping to well

Hi, I was wondering if someone could help me a little bit please, my mum had lung cancer and it spread rapidly to her brain and she died 18 years ago to which left me alone as my dad hasn't been in my life ever, I now have 3 children who are my world and my now partner who I have been with for 16 years has bowel and bladder cancer.

I suffer with depression and social anxiety brought on by my partner being very negative all the time and also not treating me like a woman our sex life has always been terrible and by terrible I mean probably once a year, literally, he never kisses me and my children have commented on this also. Whenever I try to talk about his negativity he shouts at me that I'm backing him to a corner or he turns the whole thing back on to me, I have really tried to be there for him during this awful time for him but during I realised I wasn't living life and I don't want to die still being in this situation and a told him and as you can imagine it didn't go down well, at first he seemed ok but he was like a simmering pan just waiting to boil over I did tell him that I will be here for him and that we are best friends and I don't want that to change

i just don't know what to do I'm so confused and worried for my children as this negativity which has got worse since the diagnosis it's like we are walking on egg shells all the time he told our son that contrary to what he believes he's not going to die I mean who says this ! Am I being to awful to him please help me 

  • Hi Hexkitty,

    Firstly welcome to Cancer Chat. I hope that the forum can be of some support to you in what sounds like an incredibly difficult situation.

    I'm sorry to hear of what you've been through, and are going through. No, it certainly doesn't sound like you're doing anything wrong. There is always a balance to be had between caring for your loved ones and also looking after yourself. It's important that you are also able to do what is right for you, and your children, so I can understand this is all a bit of a dilemma.

    I wouldn't want to advise anything one way or the other, particularly with not knowing much about your situation and also your partner's diagnosis. Hopefully other members of our community will be along soon to offer some further thoughts.

    Hopefully you also have others around you to talk to, like other friends and family. Either way, there are always other options for support available if ever you need them. For example, Macmillan and Maggie's both have various options for support, including helpines and local centres. It may also be worth exploring some local counselling support to talk things through with someone neutral.

    As I say, I hope this forum can be of some help. It's always a safe space to write things down and to reach out to others who understand.

    Wishing you all the best,

    Ben
    Cancer Chat Moderator