Family help: My brother has a lot of problems: self mutilation, depression, attempting suicide 4 times, and alcoholism…but i have problems too. - Help.com

My brother has a lot of problems: self mutilation, depression, attempting suicide 4 times, and alcoholism…

but i have problems too. My parents just ignore me and worry about my brother-they call him every hour! he goes missing a lot now, and i don’t blame him, I would run away from my family too. But the main point is that my family ignores me even though I also have a lot of problems:anorexia, suicidal thoughts, self mutilation, depression. I used to go to therapy, but after a few months they took me out of it because they thought i was just lying and seeking attention. They didn’t know that i had problems b4 him. i can’t talk to my family about it..it’s like there’s a barrier and my mouth shuts. I don’t know what to do

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Commander Ikari offline Verified User (9 months, 2 weeks) Long Term User Shouts: 378 #
An Undisclosed Location | 9 months, 2 weeks ago (2 minutes after post)

confront them and say you need support as well as your brother does

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Centereach, NY, US | 9 months, 2 weeks ago (5 minutes after post)

Well, do you want to continue doing what you do? I know that this might be hard to hear, but what do you want from them? It’s more up to you. You have to commit to getting better before you enlist help. Your brother’s problems and your problems are completely independent deals. If you want the support of your parents sit them down and let them know what’s going on. If you want to do it on your own, I would still consider letting them in on the anorexia and self-mutilation. Because these are just fueled by the idea that they are your own little secrets. If you just want your parents to remember you, but aren’t going to change your habits, then you might wnat to take a look at why you think attention from your parents is more important to you then your own safety. I’m sorry if that was harsh. Love always.

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luzar24 offline Verified User (9 months, 2 weeks) Long Term User Shouts: 1 #
Lexington, KY, US | 9 months, 2 weeks ago (17 hours, 59 minutes after post)

it’s not harsh…but the hardest thing is that maybe it was just all for attention…it makes me feel like a brat. They should be worried about my brother, but why aren’t they worried about me? they know about the anorexia stuff and self mutilation.I’m just wondering what i can do to stop wanting their attention because i’m gonna turn into a brat

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jtothak offline Verified User (11 months, 4 weeks) Long Term User Shouts: 0 #
AU | 8 months, 3 weeks ago (2 weeks, 5 days after post)

u sound like my sister, she said that to me thursday nite

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