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Hi! Thanks for your kind words. She has been through a similar trauma at a young age loosing a parent, we found that actually we understood each other's losses. I've explained that I now recognise I have issues that need to be worked through and I explained this all to my GP who will now refer me to have CBT. We discussed bereavement counselling too but actually the current issue is a bi product of my bereavement and the counselling available for bereavement only discusses the loss. I'm hoping that the therapist I see will be able to recognise what I really need by discussing the issues I'm having. It's been really tough just to actually admit that I realise I have a problem. I'm quite a proud man but I recognise that I am "smothering" my girlfriend and that depending solely on her is selfish.