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Old Aug 12, 2004, 02:06 AM
donaquixote donaquixote is offline
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Hi, Neena, I am brand new here myself. You have been getting really good advice so far!

You mentioned that your brother lives in the past, and that he talks about the past when you try to ask him about the future. I was wondering, what kinds of events in the past is he focused on? Does he miss the way things used to be? Or does he see bad things that happened long ago as unresolved and still worth worrying about?

I ask because I get stuck - hard and fast - in the past myself. If your brother is affected by something that he can't let go of, he might be willing to see a therapist about that. I sure would, if I had the money. And the therapist might help him look forward and set goals as the other stuff gets resolved.