
kimidare
Well-known member
Hi,
I hope you are well.
I need help to help my brother.
I m so stressed and overthinking that I feel like I can t be like always and know what to do in these situations. Like I m forgetting all the basics.
Here is the situation :
My brother is 16 and I m 26 years old. I don t live near him but I invited him to stay one week with me and now he is here. I learned from my brother (after encouraging him to talk to me) that he had really dark thoughts and was sh since December.
Due to the school pressure from my parents, some sad love stories at school, possible traumatic episodes at hospital (7 surgeries for his eyes) the isolation (covid + the lack of seeing friends). My parents have always been useless to bring some comfort to their children. They ignore the problems until it disappears...
And I don t know what to do. He is here with me for the week. I m trying to distract him, watching series with him. Playing boardgames or video games.
I don t know if I must bring the subject of his dark thoughts, and how. And what to say etc.
I m a little panicking, I wonder the morning if he was sh in the night or just if he is alive.
I m so afraid to not be able to help him.
I hope you are well.
I need help to help my brother.
I m so stressed and overthinking that I feel like I can t be like always and know what to do in these situations. Like I m forgetting all the basics.
Here is the situation :
My brother is 16 and I m 26 years old. I don t live near him but I invited him to stay one week with me and now he is here. I learned from my brother (after encouraging him to talk to me) that he had really dark thoughts and was sh since December.
Due to the school pressure from my parents, some sad love stories at school, possible traumatic episodes at hospital (7 surgeries for his eyes) the isolation (covid + the lack of seeing friends). My parents have always been useless to bring some comfort to their children. They ignore the problems until it disappears...
And I don t know what to do. He is here with me for the week. I m trying to distract him, watching series with him. Playing boardgames or video games.
I don t know if I must bring the subject of his dark thoughts, and how. And what to say etc.
I m a little panicking, I wonder the morning if he was sh in the night or just if he is alive.
I m so afraid to not be able to help him.