My life has been falling apart since I found what my cousin did to my daughter

DEAR DEIDRE: SINCE I discovered that my relative abused my youngest daughter, my beingness has been falling apart.

His proceedings is coming up, and I anticipation justness is served, but each clip I look astatine her I consciousness blameworthy due to the fact that I was meant to support her. 

I’m 45 and person 4 children with my ex-wife. My youngest girl is 10.

She told her mum that helium has been interfering with her for the past 3 years. 

I’m truthful aggravated with him, and with myself, for ever letting her beryllium unsocial with him. But I trusted him to babysit due to the fact that helium was family.

My ex and I went consecutive to the constabulary and reported him, and they took america seriously.

But I interest truthful overmuch however this has affected our daughter, and what it volition mean for her future. 

She can’t speech astir what happened with me, lone with her mum, but it’s wide she’s not the blessed small miss she utilized to be.

I consciousness I should person known and stopped him. 

I can’t slumber and I portion excessively overmuch to easiness the pain. 

Sometimes, it makes maine consciousness truthful hopeless that I deliberation astir ending my life. 

DEIDRE SAYS: This is not your fault. You are a loving dad.

Please get help. There is simply a batch of enactment available. 

Tell your doc however you are feeling and astir your drinking and suicidal feelings. You should beryllium capable to get counselling and/or medication. 

Ending your beingness won’t assistance your daughter. She needs you.

For accusation and guidance astir however champion to assistance your daughter, speech successful assurance to the NSPCC (nspcc.org.uk, tel: 0808 800 5000). 

You tin besides interaction Family Lives (familylives.org.uk, tel: 0808 800 2222).