Grieving partner

Thank you so so so much. I love him with all my heart and I know we can make this work. He has openers up to me about things related to his grief etc, but he’s not true type to be vulnerable much and I reps c that. I always reassure him that I am there for him for when he feels comfortable to talk to me about his issues. I did some research and anger happens to be one of the stages or symptoms of grief so it makes sense, but I have also been hurting a lot inside because of it and I have been feeling unsure on how to address it. I already spoke to him about it before and he said he can’t control his anger, but it’s really hurting me so idk what to say. He says he’s not trying to use it as an excuse but he feels like nothign works with getting rid of his anger. He said he tried therapy but it didn’t help (like 1/2 sessions, I feel like maybe he could try more but he doesn’t want to so I will respect that). So I don’t know what to say. He can’t control it, but at the same time it hurts me. It’s not like a daily thing, maybe like 1-2 times a month, but those things stick with me. I had an abusive dad as a kid and my father had anger problems and I heard my parents arguing so now it triggers me when someone speaks to me in an aggressive or unkind way. I never start arguments with anyone because I don’t like them. So yeah this has been affecting me a lot

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