be there for my brother

hes been doing so much better! he and i can just talk about stuff now and its been great! i feel like im just getting to actually know him. i am really happy with our progress on this goal! i love my brother!

My brother is 3 years older and we don’t always get along. We grew up and realized that we always loved each other but we didn’t always show it. Now, he moved to college and we talk almost daily and every time we see each other, we’ll give each other a hug. It’s a good feeling to help each other out.

hes 4 years older and has a couple of problems and has gone through a couple of rough times. we fought a lot when we were younger but now we both can relate to one an other. I love him a lot but he wont say it to me so i havent said it to him…im going to…i want to…i think i need too. He needs me too. i look up to him and i want him to think of me as his friend.

My younger brother is suffering from some kind of depression. He dropped off the radar about nine years ago, then I found out he was sleeping rough. I took him on holiday with these 2 girls to try and cheer him up but it was a bit of a disaster and he ended up not speaking to me. He eventually moved in with my dad, where he’s stayed ever since.

A couple of years later I was sent overseas with my job. I think I’ve only spoken to him three or four times since then. One of those was on a trip back at Christmas, on Christmas day. I went to see him and he just flipped out and started punching me, but he was too weak to have any effect, his muscles were wasted because he never goes out of the house. He smelt bad and had long dirty hair. My family say it’s better for him if I don’t see him. We were very close when we were kids.

A few weeks back I actually spoke to him again. Just a couple of sentences, but it’s a start. I feel like I’ve got to do something to help him.

Where do I start? Any suggestions?