My brother is out of control. What do I do?

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kittykat	scary! talk to ur parents about him!!! Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

A-Dub	Eat him out! Not in a dirty way. haha Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

hi hi	eat a pig Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Lovelife	I would call the police. It is better that your parents get a little mad at you than your brother not get help. Apparently your parents are not doing what they need to do for him either. He sounds like he is crying out for help and no one is helping him. Good luck and make the call. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

<3loverr	i'd try talking to him Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

alexmerkushev16	hes emo Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Bryant S	I to have problems with my brother. I think that he needs to be put back in his place. Have a serious talk with him and avoid insulting him directly because that may greaten the risk of suicide. Also try to highlight his positive features make him feel good. Im sure he knows the dangers of drugs so drilling at him about drugs do this and drugs do that it might be time to me honest with him and say drugs can kill you and always keep in the words i love you at this point im sure he need support and if you are they one to give it to him then you should make sure you try your best. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

WaTeЯ ♥♥ BeAvEr	He's your brother so i think you should just talk with him before you do anything major like calling the police. Just maybe take him on a walk try to see whats going on in his life and try to sort things out. (if he even let's you get to that point). Good Luck and i hope you can save him from his ways, before it gets worse. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Ray Muthafukin Lukasik	Take the threats seriously and call the police.Do you know how bad you'd feel if e actually went through with the suicide attempt and succeded? If you're working in a social services feild I shouldn'y have to be telling you this. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Nicole V	Yes, you should REALLY get him help.. its for his own good, you know? Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

wormy	take him to the drs Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

DjokerGirl	Give him a good slap in the face (not literally) about what his consequences will be as he keeps going with this. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

jalapena	There's a television show called "intervention." I think its on A&E channel. I bet you can search the web for it and contact them about your situation. They help organize a family intervention and offer rehab for the problem person in your family. I sympathize and wish you luck. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

JNT	I would talk with him first. Sit him down and tell him how you feel and how it is effecting the family. Kind of like an intervention. Tell him that you are considering getting him help because you care for him. If he is trying to get attention then he may stop all this behavior. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Towel head	slap him up side his head, and knock some sense in him or just tell your rents and have them deal with it Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

part of the 5 %	U know staying out of it is the reason for so many tragedies he needs help talk to him just casually to see if he opens up about any problems hes having if that doesn't work wait until he has an outburst call the police and tell them about the suicide. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

bluestar	You should definetly take this seriously. If he's angry at you then you need to tell him the circumstances and how you feel about it. If he doesn't want you meddling then he shouldn't be getting you involved. Also, a lot of school shootings and suicides can be avoided just by confronting them at the first signs of doing anything dangerous to themselves or others. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Lynn s	well usually people who say they are gunna commit suicide is just a cry for attention however you are right to stay in it hes your brother and your concerned altho i dont think a psyco ward would be the place for him. id try more of a rehab and then military school. if youve tried all you can and he doesnt wanna cope then u just gotta have a heart to heart talk or wait till he learns the hard way Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

gracekelly3rd	your parents are old fashioned. i would call them but remain anonymous. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

morikah	If you are worried, then you might have to go against your parents on this one. It might feel bad, but you could save a life...you know what to do...so do it...its less pain in the end. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Not tellin' u my name ♥	I think you should call the police even though he is your brother. I mean this is really out of control! I am wondering what else he has done! Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Raoul	I have no idea how good your relationship is with your brother but I'll tell you how I would approach the problem. First I would ask myself how close I am with them. If I were to talk to my brother would he listen? I'm also not sure how good your relationship is with your parents. I see you mentioned that your parents said to stay out of it. Maybe you should look back at problems they've been faced with in the past and gauge how well they fixed the problem. From my past experiences if my parents said to stay out of it I would. Based on what you told me I would at least ask daily on how my brother is doing. That lets them know you care and you get a sense of how much they care when they tell you how he is doing. You have options though you can also talk to another family member (aunt, uncle, grandparent, cousin). Even a friend that has faced with this situation before. Best of luck to you and your brother. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Irish	Yes, call the Police and take all necessary steps you feel you need to take. You can't live like that. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Crazy	Well do what you think is best for him, sometimes staying out of someone elses business isnt the best for them. Ever heard of crying out for help? Maybe this is what your brother is doing. He sounds like he wants someone to step in and show that they care. He may be angry at you for doing this but he may also thank you later, its just a chance you have to take. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

KathieJo	Do what you can live with...if you don't intervene and he dies, can you live with that? Good luck...you'll do the right thing! kjl Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

just me	my sister did the same thing a few years ago. She went to the doctor and found out she was bipolar. Bipolar is not what everyone thinks its when your depressed your extremely depressed and it can go on for months my sister it was a about a year. But now she is on medication and is not doing drugs and back to normal, but it took her a while to admit it and go to the doctor. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Iron man	just beat da hell out of him...... Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Andre E	punch him. that what worked for me Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

jackie	Well what's making him do these things ? Is he being bullied ? does he have different friends ? You need to treat the cause Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Kelsey w	if he is on drugs his threats are real. i would get him the help he deserves before it is too late Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Meli	So I have a sister that has been on drugs since I can remember. Shes been in and out of jail since she was 13, on drugs, lying, stealing, mentally and physically abusive to not only herself, but others. The hardest thing about dealing with this situation is that no matter how much you try to talk to your loved one, they are not going to listen or change unless it is what they want. Sometimes i would feel like, "Oh yes! I finally got through to her.." cuz' she would agree with me or be sad or something, but teh next day she would cuss me out and try to beat me up. If they dont want to be help than your words are in one ear out the other. this doesn't mean not to talk to your brother, cuz hearing that you care and love him may have some impact, but honestly it's up to him. If he is on drugs it is very possible that he his depressed, and threatening to end his life should not be taken lightly, but because he is telling you this, it shows that he wants your help. If he really wanted to end his life, he would do it so that no one would know, adn be able to stop him. I have had to deal with so many crazy things, i couldn't even tell you, and yes, I had to call the cops on my sister a few times... people always say "how could you do that..?" but when she is beating on your sister and then goes at you with a knife, trust me, it's really easy. Before getting the cops involved I would talk to him.. coming from your parents might just get him more upset. Before you talk to him though, ikt would be good to look up some information on his addictions, specific drugs that he is using, depression... that way you kind of know what he is going through, or have some idea. If it doesn't work, and he gets out of hand, you can always rely on the cops, but this may cause him to rebell even more. being that i have been through this personally, I say you calmly try to talk to him without attacking him. Stear away form "your always lying.. what are you doing with your life? youve turned into something bad..." let him know you dont know what hes going through, but your there for him. For all you know he may be lonely, and he can't wait for the opportunity to spend time with you. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No