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My Brother Has No Empathy, Is Violent
My 27-year-old unemployed brother refuses to help at home, disrespects our parents, and blames them for his failures**
I don’t know what to do about my brother. He’s 27, unemployed, and doesn’t contribute to the household in any way. He doesn’t even do the bare minimum, like turning off lights when he leaves his room. He orders fast food every few days instead of eating home-cooked meals. He stays up all night on his laptop or phone and sleeps all day.
The worst part is how he treats our parents. He blames them for his failures and never takes responsibility for his own life. Our father used to be strict when we were kids—he would hit him when he got bad grades—but he has completely changed now. Despite that, my brother still hates him and shows zero respect. My parents are fed up, but they still provide for him financially.
Recently, he had a breakup, and that’s when we even found out he was in a relationship. Even then, my father didn’t say anything, 1000 words limit...
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Hi.. will need further history regarding the same to advise appropriately. Maybe you can convince him to seek counseling for the same.
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Hello Sir
First of all Nice explanation of symptoms
Your brother do require some medicines as well as therapy/counseling
So as to provide with him some motivation
But only and most difficult part is to bring him to consultantation (online/ offline) making him eat medicines
Once he starts it, After that, his motivation will improve and also his respect for others
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kindly consult online for further management and treatment
Dr Ankit Gupta Bilaspur Chhattisgarh
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Ms. Sheetal Kusumbe
Counselling Psychologist
21 yrs exp
Thane
Hello,
You are concerned and stressed about your brother's disrespectful behaviour towards your parents. His irresponsible actions at home are also causing stress to you.
You wanting to help the situation is appreciable.
He is somehow displacing his anger on you and your parents. He is facing failure in his professional and personal life and coping with it by placing the blame on others to avoid taking responsibility for his actions.
He needs to be made aware by assigning him work so that he uses his energy in a constructive manner and starts taking responsibility for himself.
Communication about boundaries which are acceptable and not acceptable can help him realise about his contribution towards the well-being of the family.
The environment at home certainly gets challenged. However, by making him realise that his actions are leading to undesirable consequences on others is required.
Counseling sessions and therapy shall help him reform.He can release his suppressed feelings as he requires empathy and support to move out of this phase of frustration to a healthy acceptance of self and the family.
You can consult for further professional guidance.
Happy Healthy Living!
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