My brother is addicted to Porn, food. He not fat, but he can'tt stay faithful to his wife, which casued a divorce and can't stop eating. He gambles and drinks and does drugs. What can I do
2006-07-20 17:37:07 · 9 answers · asked by Mscott21 2 in Family & Relationships ➔ Family
Try to get him to see a health care professional. I have what is considered a highly addictive personality. I become addicted to things very easily. It is not a fun thing to face. I have to be careful in indulging in things because I can become addicted easily. Counseling could benefit him. Not to mention his family life.
2006-07-20 18:12:49 · answer #1 · answered by geni 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am sorry that you are dealing with this situation. I can imagine this is causing you a lot of pain.
1. Don't be an enabler. Let your brother experience the consequences of his own bad choices, even though they cause him pain. If he doesn't experience the consequences, he'll just think he can get away with it.
2. Try to convince your brother to get treatment. I don't agree with the previous answerer that you should participate in the food/porn addiction. Going into the muck yourself isn't going to help your brother.
3. Find out what resources are available in your area and use them. You can get help from Al-Anon for yourself and bring your brother to a meeting of a 12-step program. Or you can find a psychologist who is willing to work with him and bring your brother to the doctor's office. Or (and this takes a lot of guts) the next time he buys and sells drugs you can call the cops and have him spend some time in jail. Sometimes people need to hit bottom before they are willing to get help.
2006-07-21 00:50:42 · answer #2 · answered by drshorty 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can't do anything, im addicted to a couple of those things and the only thing sadly is for him to suffer enough consequences to realize that he has a problem with addiction, and once he realizes he has a problem he probably needs to go to rehab, and then possibly a halfway house, that's what im doing right now, but some people can just go to AA meeting and make it, but he sounds like a pretty hardcore addict so he might need lots of help
2006-07-21 00:43:54 · answer #3 · answered by Jeff 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its nice of you to care for your brother. Sad thing is he does care for himself.
There are many issue surrounding your brother and he is the best person to know what it is. Stress, work or even life.
Try your best to make him to talk (over food or porn) and you will be able to understand what he is going through.
There is no way to stop one person totally or immediately. Its a slow process and lot of patience
2006-07-21 00:43:29 · answer #4 · answered by davidtay25 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Suggest he seek counseling. The addictions is an unhealthy way for him to deal with what is troubling him.
Tell him you don't think he's coo coo but you are concerned that he is unhappy with himself.
2006-07-21 00:41:01 · answer #5 · answered by anosey1 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
have him committed to a drug facility,it treats all types of addictions.or a mental facility,that will help deal with these problems.i think it only takes two family members signing in front of a judge to get it done.call your local justice of peace or Constable,they can tell you how to do it!our family had to do it to my sister!she was hateful at first,but as they worked out her addictions,she thanked us!
2006-07-21 01:03:33 · answer #6 · answered by cyndi b 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can do whatever he is not doing to set a good example for him.
help him get some counseling or other help. look up addiction on line.
2006-07-21 03:38:46 · answer #7 · answered by jimrich 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He is the one that needs to want the change. Until then sorry but anything you do won't work.
2006-07-21 00:40:59 · answer #8 · answered by fang w 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
pray for him
2006-07-21 00:43:36 · answer #9 · answered by .? 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋