Hello Reddit, I (29f) am looking for advice on how to help my brother (25m). I am at my wits end and am in desperate need of advice. I’ve tried everything. My brother has been struggling on and off with his mental health for some time. We unfortunately had a childhood that wasn’t optimal and has caused trauma for both of us. He is also on the autistic spectrum. Things have escalated in the last couple of years and we are now stuck in a rut. He is a big guy, 6ft6in, and his anger gets the better of him sometimes and he can and has caused damage to property in his flat. He has a very short fuse which doesn’t help. He is also very depressed and believes that he is undeserving of happiness, love and support. He believes he is destined to live his whole life in misery, depression and unhappiness. He sees the whole world as being against him and that nothing can help him. He sees himself in a negative light completely. He is a mechanic which is something he used to be passionate about. But now he appears to hate even that and wants to leave his job but doesn’t know what else he would do. He is on antidepressants, but also smokes weed a lot. He has a GP but he doesn’t engage much with them. He doesn’t enjoy anything anymore. I have tried everything but seem to be getting nowhere. I myself have struggled with mental health previously and was suicidal. I know that my experience is not the same as his. But I know that things can get better. I have been supporting him and encouraging him as best I can, but things aren’t changing. We are stuck. I desperately need help and advice with regards to his anger, and also his mental health. For info, we are in England, he is in Nottinghamshire and I am in a county approximately 1.5 hours away. submitted by /u/shee539
Originally posted by u/shee539 on r/AskMen
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