A big thank you to everyone that has replied so far! It really means a lot to me to be able to post here. I've never really had an outlet for this before. My family doesn't really talk much. I'm going to send out an email to NAMI to see what I can do with them. Right now my brother is back home. He didn't have a stroke, thank goodness, but he seems really out of it. He is in a terrible amount of pain from his back surgery and I'm not sure whether that pain is real or psychological. He can't find his meds for the pain and I think he thinks my mother hid them or something, but we don't even know where they are. I'm scared that he is becoming paranoid like he did once before. That ended in the neighbors calling the cops on him and he was sent to a clinic for a month. It wasn't a good time and I fear it is going to happen again, but I don't know if I can stop it. I still feel angry at him, which is new because usually I just get really upset. I guess I'm at the end of my rope with this. But I know he is in a lot of pain and can't be held responsible for a lot of what he says or does, but that doesn't make it any easier. I was wondering through NAMI if they have those meetings for people that are related to people that have addictions or other problems? I have a friend of a friend who goes to those to deal with her mother's drug addiction, but I don't exactly remember what it is called. I'm sure someone must know what I'm talking about. Thanks again.