Mental health and parenting support

So my partner knows I suffer with a lot of mental health issues included suspected autism and today my daughter kept coming at me covered in sauce and that Is a major issue for me (I hate sauce I have a phobia of ketchup and any sauce touching me will make me physically sick) . I try my best to keep calm around my daughter cause I don't want her to see that but he saw I was struggling and he just watches until I snap... He has done this in loads of other situations as well where I have literally had to beg for help cause I'm over stimulated and struggling to regulate my emotions. He works 6 days a week so he doesn't have to deal with any of this and he doesn't help when he is of work either so I'm basically raising her myself (to the point she won't go near him. She won't let him put her to bed and she hates being left alone with him). I had nice plans tonight for Halloween but now I have been kicked out as I'm being ridiculous, which makes it hurt more as I really want my daughter to have a good childhood as I grew up in care and never experienced a proper family life. I try to speak to him and he always puts the blame on me, even for stupid things like I was really ill and I asked him to clean and then I had to get up and do it myself putting myself in more pain (suspected chronic illness) and then he said it was my fault I should of just left it. (He knows I can't sleep unless the house is clean). I'm not happy in this relationship but I'm not in a stable enough position yet to look after her on my own (still awaiting therapy and only just got rid of social services) NHS said they can't offer me any therapy so looking at options as the therapist they gave me said i was too complicated due to my personality disorder

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There are some remote low cost therapy services like https://www.theashcounselling.co.uk

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I don’t know if I want advice or just to get it out a bit.
I had a bit of a rubbish Mother’s Day, and then today had a falling out with my mum.
Very long story short, me and my partner turn 30 this year and were thinking of taking a short trip (2-3 days max) just the two of us to celebrate. Our son will be 2 by then.
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Then this morning I had a chat with my mum and told her we would probably just take our son away with us. She asked why and I mentioned the pram thing with my MIL so she said she would just have him- so I thought it was time to mention that when she’s with him she is glued to her phone and gets distracted and that it just worries me a bit. (For reference she’s been watching him before and because she’s been on her phone he’s managed to get half way up her stairs.)
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