I hate to even put something out in a public forum but since no one knows me I figure this could be a good place to get advice.


My younger brother suffers from something. Everyone in my family assumes its depression. Cannot get on a normal sleep pattern. Either eats nothing or wont stop eating. He cannot hold a job down. Just decides he would rather sleep then go to work. He went through a bad break up about a year ago and did not leave his rooms for months. Did not speak to anyone.

He is in a sales job just made some nice money for the month and did not show up for the week. Got yelled at by his boss showed up back to work and then decided to skip out again. I know all this bc I kinda have an interest in the company but not this location. Was told he would be fired and obviously does not care.

I have stopped speaking to him and will not speak to hiim anymore until he sees a therapist. My other brother said the same thing. He has wronged all of us so many times. He is so selfish. His perception of reality is so off and he plays the everyone wronged me card. He is in his 30's lives at home spoiled ****ing rotten and totally works my parents bc they are afraid he will hurt himself. I think he is capable of hurting himself. They pay for his car lives rent free and if a major expense comes along they pay for it everytime. They totally enable him.

There is def no drugs sometimes drinks and when he does he is nasty or at some point ends up breaking down into tears. True colors comes out. Everyone is on board with having some sort of intervention except my father. Old school irish attitude and there is nothing wrong with my kid. I think deep down inside he thinks if he pushes him out of the house then my bro hurting himself is on him. This is like my last but if thread for even caring at this point. I have done so much for this kid and he has shit all over me. He wont be my problem when my parents die.


Curious if anyone has ever gone through this.