How Do I Get them to understand?
#1
Posted 14 August 2008 - 01:38 PM
#3
Posted 30 August 2008 - 12:08 PM
#4
Posted 01 September 2008 - 12:42 AM
Your comments about your brother reminded me of how my brother was when we were younger. He is 3 yrs younger than me. Our parents spoiled all 3 of us (a different story), and his "bratiness" showed in his constant tormenting of me!! He did anything and everything to torture me. Your brother sounds the same! The only thing you can do to protect yourself right now, is stay away from him...if you live together, lock yourself in your room!! You don't deserve his torture, and you shouldn't have to put up with it!
Isolating yourself right now is probably a good thing, since no one around you understands what you are going through. But, keep in touch with us on here, so that you don't get too alone! All of us here endured the crazy mood swings: crying all the time, then feeling intense rage...every feeling imaginable all within the span of 5 minutes!!
Cymbalta withdrawal can be very dangerous, so be careful. If you have any suicidal feelings, please reach out to a suicide hotline or suicide online chat; or go to the Emergency Room!
Hang in there...it will get better!
#5
Posted 19 September 2009 - 08:08 AM
I think it's a great idea to tell them to research this drug. Thanks for sharing and thanks for listening.
- N
#6
Posted 23 September 2009 - 11:00 PM
Hi Everyone- I am going through the same thing right now. My family doesn't understand how I feel, no matter how much I tell them. My husband and sister are good listeners, so I'm glad to have them. I am just afraid they will tire of hearing me cry. I tried to reach out to my brother, as he has had severe depression in the past, and he literally told me to "suck it up." I was devastated. He told me he "wasn't going to enable me". I just wanted empathy from someone I thought would understand. He is one of the reasons I joined this forum.
I think it's a great idea to tell them to research this drug. Thanks for sharing and thanks for listening.
- N
Is his depression in remission, or is he currently medicated? I'm totally not trying to justify your brother's hurtful behavior, but for me at least I have a lot of trouble showing or experiencing empathy while depressed. Either way it's a problem with him, although that doesn't give him an excuse to act like a turd.
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