Hi everyone! I'm not sure if this is the proper place to post this, but I really need someone to talk to. So if this is in the wrong place I'm really sorry. Today my 31 year old brother who lives at home with my mom and I went to the hospital against his will. My mother and I were advised by his doctor's office to call 911 after my mom found him lying on the back porch. The porch was a mess and my brother was slurring his words and he couldn't talk straight. He is on meds because he got back surgery last month. Little did we know that he was also on meds for bi-polar disorder and/or depression. He has had episodes in the pass with not being able to take his meds for depression, but this time he apparently took almost all of his pills that were prescribed not that long ago. The doctors think he might have had a stroke, but we're not sure yet. The problem is my brother has had moments in the past where he was sent to the hospital and put into rehab for mental issues, but he never really talks about it and he seems to always be in a circle with this. I feel guilty because I'm so stressed out I'm just fed up with him. Neither my mother nor I know what to do with him. Now he is mad because he is in the hospital and I always feel like he is always mad at somebody. I know he is sick, but I can't take care of him. I'm his younger sister and sometimes he acts like I'm his only friend. I have problems of my own that I'm trying to deal with right now (I got laid off, I've been searching for a good job for two years now, I can't pay my student loans, stuck living at home) and feel like this is finally pushing me over the edge. I want to see a therapist, but I don't have insurance and I'm scared I'm going to be put on meds. At first I was scared that my brother was going to be angry, but now I'm angry that he is angry at my mom. I feel like I could go into his hospital room and just scream at him to grow up! I can't take care of him anymore! But I know that he is not well and I just want to run away and start a new life. I haven't the slightest idea what to do anymore.
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