hi I'm just after a bit of advice really it's a bit of a hard subject for me and for my mum as this really isn't like my little brother I say little he's 25 now. so both my self and my mum no what to look out for when someone isn't right my mum got help and got better quick myself I still suffer but no longer hurt myself but this situation feels different, so basicly it has come to both mine and my mum's attention something is really wrong with my little brother. my brother's friends have contacted my mum expressing their concerns about him as he offered to give them all of his money as he feels he has no future and that he has been cutting himself Friday just gone he was with my daughter's (11&8)doing karate and both of them had told me what state he was in hurting himself during the lesson and crying and when I saw him he looked very down ,our dad doesn't seem worried at all and is still planning on leaving him home alone while he goes away even through he's said my brother has been locking his self in his room and punching walls etc my mum is going round today as my brother won't answer her calls or messages to see if he will speak her face to face and is planning on getting him to the doctors if he'll leave the house. this reaĺly isnt like him he is an amazing uncle to all 3 of my kids and a very happy bubbly person . if he won't leave the house to get help what can me and my mum do to help him? As never of us live close by if something happens to him while our dad is away it will take both of us atlest half n hour to get to him. he can't stay with our mum as she sofa surfs atmo and I have a house full and seeing my brother like that may affect my girls and poss make my son worse. any advice would be very much appreciated and sorry for the long one
It looks as if you may have to intervene and line up a therapist for your brother as soon as possible and offer to take him to that therapist.
Hi. I am sorry to hear about your brother. There is no question, you need to get him to a Dr. ASAP. Best of luck.
hi toni, you could try phone counselling or a doctor’s phonecall to start with. then ypu may be able to set something mpre permanent up. samaritans are therejust to listen, they may be able to help.