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My brother (aged 29) has been smoking weed now for several years. He hasn’t had a job in 5 years, pushed all his friends away, and still lives with my mum and dad. He steels money from them to the point that have to hide their credit cards, he refuses to accept that he has a problem. He thinks that it’s everybody else with the problem. Every time you even try and speak to him about getting help it ends with him getting very aggressive (punching doors down etc). Its causing my parents to walk on egg shells in their own house. He has no empathy, my mum breaks down in front of him and he doesn’t seem to care. I think he needs to go to rehab but I don’t know how we can get him there, reading other peoples stories it seems that the police have to get involved for rehab/being sectioned to happen? I don’t live at home anymore but it breaks my heart knowing my mum and dad have to go through that trauma every day. Any advice from somebody going through something similar would be really appreciated.
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Hi DHF19,
Welcome to the Forum.
I am the Mum of an addict in Recovery, and I fully understand what your Mum and Dad are going through, it’s not nice having to tread on egg shells in their own home and putting up with mood swings and stealing.
Be there for your Parents as I’m sure you are.
My Son has been to Rehab, you don’t have to get the Police involved, but it is very costly but well worth it.
There are always on line meetings that your brother could take part in, but, only if he wants too, he is the only one that can make the decision that he needs help.
Can you try and talk to him when he is not high, or is there someone else who could talk to him?
There is lots of useful advice on the Forum and you could also contact the Icarus Trust.
Take care and keep in touch on here, I hope things improve very soon for your Parents.
Dx
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