Trauma from death of family member

My brother-in-law was diagnosed with advanced Bowel cancer at Christmas. He passed 3 months later. we supported with his homecare, and we were with him when he passed. Seeing him in so much pain and he ended up with a full blockage so was vomiting a lot in the final days. This escalated until he had to be put into a sedative state and passed the next day. Ever since, sleep has been difficult. I have been having nightmares, been feeling extremely low at point and had several moments where I have just wanted to be alone. It's difficult to know how much time to allow before seeing a GP. It's only been a couple of weeks, but the more time passes the worse it gets. I woke up last night and cried, my mind was so dark and I felt this huge sense of worthlessness. Guilt seemed to surface at night after have a day of what seems like feeling better. 

  • Hello I am very sorry for your loss, I lost my only brother on Feb 14th, the nightime is hardest , I can relate to that, I sleep ok, I take sleeping med. Maybe you can speak to your GP.  I have never known such heartache, we lived in same house, so theres a huge void now. I hope time will help you SC2023. Best wishes.