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I think my brother might kill himself?
My brother is being kicked out of our parent's home because he has not been going to work. My parents have told him several times that if he didn't go to work, he'd be kicked out, so he has had many chances before it came to getting kicked out.
My brother has been battling depression for many years but hasn't been medicated in a few years. He has absolutely no friends or family members that would take him in (I can't either since I'm staying at my parents' home now).
I think he will kill himself because he was collecting some belongings, one of them a knife, and I told him "not to do anything crazy" and he said, "What am I going to do? I have no place to go".
I'm at a total loss. What can I do?
He has to leave tomorrow and as of now, I am pretty sure his plan is to either A: Kill himself or B: Live in the woods
We're both adults, by the way.
5 Answers
- 9 years ago
That's right what that other person said about how you can't control whether or not your brother tries to kill himself.
All you can do as far as I can tell is *listen* and if he talks suicidal then you can quote him to police and maybe he'll go get the help he needs, but I'm afraid that's it.
- 9 years ago
Why not ignore your parents and help you brother be a hero for him. Parents dont seem understand there own son when in fact theres something more going on to him than wortying about having a no job.!
- Anonymous9 years ago
a sick mind is like a sick child. as a society we cant afford to look the other way... showing that you care is what i can recommend and talking to him in the least stressful way you can. do what ever you think is necessary to help him trust you. you are a good sister caring and showing that you care. if you believe in god, and god gave us the power to take our own lives you should know that there is no way to prevent anyone from harming themselves. follow your heart and conscious, and get some help. maybe a youth group / or other local center that can help him establish healthy connections with people again. stay positive, i feel ya.
try to talk to your parents, show them that you care for your brother and maybe they can help.
be there for him its all you can do.
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- 9 years ago
tell your parents, if they pass it and you truely believe this, call the city hospital and say your worried your brother is suisidal
they should at least listen to your story and get him checked up kinda thing.
if your young enough, call kids help phone, they have good advice on what to do for that.
i hope that helps! but try your parents first, unless you think they'll just slide it off and push you down for it
xx good luck!!
