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Little Brother wants to go to jail
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I am 23 and the oldest of thirteen kids. My little brother who is 15 years old has struggled with mental health/depression and is suicidal or so he claims. He has always been normal around me and I have never seen any signs of this but I moved out about five years ago. He once took a knife and held it in front of my wrists but he has been doing all kinds of things and a family advisor said he was being manipulative and bluffing and to call him out on it. So my mom did so and said go ahead an
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Dr. Krithishree
Addiction Psychiatrist
14 yrs exp
Mangalore
Ur younger brother seems to be having some trouble. Don't ignore it. By doing dese kind of threatening gestures, he is crying for help. He vil try such things for few days den wen he feels it's no more working de vil get into a helpless mode n might end up taking nasty decision.
Might be he is suffering from depression. But ny condition for dat matter is treatable.
Pls take him to a psychiatrist for medications. Counselling won't help nw.
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