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Candid wrote:Do you not believe him?

I do believe that he cannot do so. If there was some way that I could alleviate a tiny portion of the pain that he was feeling and get him there, I would want to do that.

This is where I am having trouble accepting that; where I would need help.

It's also possible a troubled family member is troubled only because the family thinks he or she needs 'fixing'. Assuming the brother in this case isn't intellectually sub-normal, he's surely aware there is 'help' available if he wants it. Maybe he doesn't. Maybe it's the sister who should consider...

Silence speaks. For anybody that may come across this thread, when trying to find "appropriate help" for a family member it is necessary to equally consider the "appropriate help" that you and other members of the family might also need. A common example is a family that believe...

Appropriate is a difficult part of the equation here. Appropriate in one sense is to encourage your brother to seek out a good therapist that can help him unpack the crisis of identity, etc. In another sense appropriate is encouraging him to find a group/location where he feels accepted, even if it...

Hello all, I want to thank you in advance for taking time to read this post in its entirety. I need to get my brother medical assistance, but he is resistant to going to the doctor. He experiences panic attacks, anxiety, and depression. He constantly tells me that he is tired of living and does not ...