I lost my mum and my whole family fell apart

Hi guys,

I've posted on here several times before, my mum passed away from a shock diagnosis of bowel cancer in March 2021. 
Since then life just hasn't been the same. 
The behaviour of my siblings has deteriorated drastically, as they have no-one to tell them off. It's gone from bad to worse, and I don't ever see it getting better.                                        Me ( female 28) and my brother (male 25) recently got into an argument, which ended in him physically attacking me. I don't really see a way forward after this. He has alot of anger in him from losing my mum, but at the same time that shouldn't be an excuse. 
I can't believe my life has come to this. Literally three years ago, I had my mum and my life was perfect. I can't believe it's fallen apart so much. I can't believe my family is like this now.

I'm scared to open up about this to any friends or anyone because I'm just so embarrassed and hurt. 

I honestly feel so lost and don't see the point in living anymore. I feel like im mourning my mum all over and no-one understands the pain. 
I need her more than ever. I just don't know how to carry on. Please can someone help me 

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  • Have you had any bereavement counselling? I've been receiving support from CRUSE and it's really helping. Grief can take a long time to work through and you shouldn't feel scared to open up about it to friends or anyone else. You haven't finished your grieving yet, which is not unusual or abnormal.  Your brother too is still grieving and anger is a natural part of that process, but you also need to keep yourself safe while your brother is working through his grief, so speak to a professional who can help you there too. If there's a Maggie's Centre near you, why not drop in for a chat? Or you could contact your local Mind organisation – there may be some local peer support plus they are expert at signposting people so they get whatever help they need.  Please do not despair. These are early days still with regard to grief. Rose x

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  • Have you had any bereavement counselling? I've been receiving support from CRUSE and it's really helping. Grief can take a long time to work through and you shouldn't feel scared to open up about it to friends or anyone else. You haven't finished your grieving yet, which is not unusual or abnormal.  Your brother too is still grieving and anger is a natural part of that process, but you also need to keep yourself safe while your brother is working through his grief, so speak to a professional who can help you there too. If there's a Maggie's Centre near you, why not drop in for a chat? Or you could contact your local Mind organisation – there may be some local peer support plus they are expert at signposting people so they get whatever help they need.  Please do not despair. These are early days still with regard to grief. Rose x

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