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How do I handle life at home? (Short)

This year, a lot of depressing things have been happening.

My brother had to be sent to the hospital twice for atempting to kill my father or him self. My brother has depression and also believes that he wants and is ment to be a women. My brother also can't get along with my dad, my brother also is addicted to playing on the computer all day every day. Due to this, my mother and father are both depressed. My father to the point where he was having suacidal thoughts and is no longer working. We are barley living with what money we have, the income from my mother. We can't afford to pay the bills or to feed our selves and our dogs.

As you can see, life at home is very hard. Leaving me very sad some days. How do I cope with all this?
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Thank you so much for your suport!
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I am sixteen my brother is fifteen. I dont know if he is still reviving help from the hospital. We all did see a counsler who asked question then made a list so we could prevent another situation from happening and what to do if another situation happened. They did give him a anti depression pill. Last time I checked he was refusing to take it, he said he didn't feel any different from it. I don't know if we were able to get consulting for Brandon. We live out of the city, and it is hard to get there. (Gas isn't cheep) I have two chocolate labador retrievers. When we run out of dog food we feed them instant portage or rice. We can't get dog food for them all the time so that's what we have to do.

I've been at my grand parents house for a month now. So I really don't know of anything else that is going on. Depression dose run in the family yes. My grandfather passed it down to my mother, my mother down to my brother. My grandfather has conquord his depression, my mother seems to be doing much beter.
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Hello there,
After reading your comments, I can understand why you are upset and
feeling upset.  How old are you Cottoncupcake and how old is your
brother ?   You said your brother has been hospitalized twice for attempting
suicide and attempting to end your father's life. Is your brother still an
outpatient of the hospital. In other words is your brother still receiving
support from the hospital ?  Has your brother been diagnosed as
in a depression and if so, is your brother taking an antidepressant and is
your brother in counselling ?  You say you barely have enough food to pay the bills, feed yourselves or your dogs. If you can't feed your dogs, you
may have to surrender them to the humane society. It's not fair to your
dogs to not be fed properly. What kind of dogs do you have by the way ?
It sounds to me that perhaps your entire family should be in family
counselling where you would have a professional counsellor to guide your
talking sessions. It's just a thought. If your brother is an out patient, perhaps
the hospital can recommend a counsellor who does family counselling.
These are just suggestions. Does depression run in your family ?
Sometimes the tendency to be depressed is hereditary. That means that
this leaning towards being depressed may run in your family. Talking is
good therapy and often brings misunderstandings to the surface. This is
why I suggest that your whole family be involved in family therapy so
you and your family can all talk together in a safe environment. I know it's
hard to live under these conditions. So think about the things I've suggested. I hope that you and the rest of your family can somehow work
through this.   Eve
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I can't say that there's any one good way to cope with all of that happening, but I suggest finding an outlet, some way you can release. When I get stuck in one of my depression cycles, I like to listen to music or draw even though I'm not very good at it. Find something that gives you joy or even a little peace of mind and go from there. You can't change your brother or the situation but always remember that your family needs you and they need a source of strength. Depression takes a toll on everyone and everything but keep yourself in good shape and hopefully you can all help each other rebuild little by little. If you have friends or other family willing to listen then talk to someone as well.
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