Hello all, I have been trying to search for support and hope some people here might be able to help or point me in the right direction.
My partners father passed away at the end of March from what he tells me was very aggressive Cancer which he suffered the deterioration over the last two years. I am currently going through a tough time too as we only found out my grandfather had Cancer a few weeks ago and passed away at the beginning of May and also my mother has breast Cancer but is being treated for it. Its a very difficult time for me but I believe I am strong as I've been through quite alot already.
Anyway what I really want help with is helping my partner cope with the loss of his father. I have never dealt with this before and all I can do is hold his hand and let him know I am there for him which feels like nowhere near enough for him.
He is quite jumpy but that seems to have calmed down alot since we got together but he still wakes up in the night, has horrifying graphic nightmares about his father and being quite a visual person, this stuff affects him throughout the day. I try to take his mind off it but I also want to deal with the problems and not just have them covered up. What can I do to help reduce/stop these nightmares for him? I know its not been long since his father died but I am worried about him and would really like to calm him, he is a strong person too but in this case of course losing a loved one is never easy no matter how strong person you are. I'm sorry for the essay I just really want help to help.
I don't really want to go down the pharmaceutical route, I would really like as many natural healing suggestions as possible, whatever you can help with will be very much appreciated.
Thank you for reading.
My partners father passed away at the end of March from what he tells me was very aggressive Cancer which he suffered the deterioration over the last two years. I am currently going through a tough time too as we only found out my grandfather had Cancer a few weeks ago and passed away at the beginning of May and also my mother has breast Cancer but is being treated for it. Its a very difficult time for me but I believe I am strong as I've been through quite alot already.
Anyway what I really want help with is helping my partner cope with the loss of his father. I have never dealt with this before and all I can do is hold his hand and let him know I am there for him which feels like nowhere near enough for him.
He is quite jumpy but that seems to have calmed down alot since we got together but he still wakes up in the night, has horrifying graphic nightmares about his father and being quite a visual person, this stuff affects him throughout the day. I try to take his mind off it but I also want to deal with the problems and not just have them covered up. What can I do to help reduce/stop these nightmares for him? I know its not been long since his father died but I am worried about him and would really like to calm him, he is a strong person too but in this case of course losing a loved one is never easy no matter how strong person you are. I'm sorry for the essay I just really want help to help.
I don't really want to go down the pharmaceutical route, I would really like as many natural healing suggestions as possible, whatever you can help with will be very much appreciated.
Thank you for reading.
