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Mental health

Avocado_Angel
Avocado_Angel Posts: 2,362 Member
edited November 2024 in Chit-Chat
Hey guys me again lol I deleted my last couple posts about my brother as I felt bad for all my seemingly bad feelings towards him. But just a wee update for anyone who was interested, we are back on talking terms and have agreed to have a proper sit down chat. One thing iv realised even although I work in mental health and have had it myself, when someone close to you has issues it's really hard as emotions are involved and when you get your judgemental hat on it makes everything a complete drudgery. I was talking to a woman today who's daughter has mental health issues and she was basically telling my story, so good to know I wasn't alone and I decided to go easy on myself for having negative emotions because.......im only human !

My brother is now gona be getting professional help. That's the main thing as you need a qualified person to help where self harm is involved, your first reaction might be shock, anger, disbelief as you never thought that person would ever do that. You might even become judgemental. But that's ok. Your human, your allowed to mess up. Don't be hard on yourself, reach out for help and support and talk about it. Lots of people from all walks of life go through it.

Just wanted to give a wee update & maybe help someone else as it's a difficult situation. And, talking really helps.

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  • browneyedgirl749
    browneyedgirl749 Posts: 4,984 Member
    I'm hoping for the best! Talking does wonders! It's getting to the point where you want to talk that's the hard part. ~hugs~
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  • rdevol
    rdevol Posts: 278 Member
    So glad to hear your brother will be getting help, and kudos to you for the steps you're taking. I'm sure it's very hard to be so close to the situation...you love your brother and want the best for him, but don't want to feel like he's taking advantage of you. Recognizing that there are other issues involved with your brother and getting help from a professional to advise both of you should be very helpful. Best of luck to both of you, and keep us posted. :)
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  • MrSith
    MrSith Posts: 1,636 Member
    Good stuff.
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  • pudgy1977
    pudgy1977 Posts: 13,499 Member
    Avocado_Angel wrote: »
    _barefoot_ wrote: »
    That's good we all love happy ending so to speak ... You are a great sister to him and one day he will realize this and tell you .

    Yeah and the truth is, he's a great brother. I'm looking forward to watching him turn into a great human being & adult. And in a way, I'm in a privileged position to be able to help him and guide him. So I'm gona give it everything. So easy to want to give up but nothing worth having comes easy ! Got my positive head back on lol

    He's lucky to have you. So many people give up. Give yourself some props
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