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Depression
My brother is in depression ,it's been more than 2.5 months .
But right now I think he is in very low phase right now .He only talks to me but bot not on daily basis sometimes he get irritated by this also .
He gets irritated by doing basic chores like brushing bathing .
Sometimes he don't even bother to brush or bath .
He doesn't even care about his looks beard etc .
Barely eats .
Eats only one time of the day and that also according to mood.
Keeps lights always close unless he has to eat .
I have been suggesting him to take a help from a doctor but he doesn't listen says .
If we want to help him that don't help him .
And if he will go outside for help they won't understand what I'm going through , In fact no one in this world can understand what I'm going through .
So I'll heal myself I don't need anyone's help cause they will only worsen this .
I can't force him but as a specialist can any one suggest me what can do to make it little better .
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Firstly you can't help someone who doesn't want to be helped. so, you create at environment where they feel safe to seek help.
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Step 1- Breath, You need to come up with a plan of your own, like give yourself 21 days (and don't worry, it can't become worse)
step 2- start with day 1- you tell yourself you are not helpless (unknowingly you have stepped into his loop of feeling helpless, so you are feeling helpless). everytime helpless feeling over powers you , which it will. Turn your back to it. Start with home remedy. slip ot lots of water and remember his childhood favorite foods (do all this secretly. as depressioned people tend to distrust intention)
step 3- continue fav food thing (secretly) as long as you can.
step 4- incase you feel comfortable. Ask him to clean his stomuch by using home remedy like isabgol etc. (will balance the chemical a little and body will feel the kick (life instinct kicks in)
step 5- repeat your chanting that you are not helpless. you may succeed or may not in First 7 days. keep you expectations in negative.
step 7- repeat the fav childhood food thing.
step 8- take out old photoes. etc.
step 9- share your personal problem or make up a believable story that you need his help. and wait.
step 10- repeat all. 21 days. and see maybe he himself will seek professional help.
step 11- if nothing works, call elders of your family.
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Take a proxy consultation and arrange for a tele consultation if possible. Then your consultant doctor will be in a position to prescribe medication. He also discusses ways how to give him medication. Taking medication for at least 2 weeks will better the situation for further treatment options.
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He needs urgent intervention. Try making him understand the need for treatment in a polite manner.
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I appreciate your concern for your brother. Its very hard to see your loved one suffering. The symptoms you've mentioned can be a sign of more serious mental illness Rather than a simple depression and it needs immediate treatment. Convince him to seek consultation, if he still refuses you still have to take him to a local psychiatrist by any means. Once he takes one consultation in person whether online or physical, later on you can take proxy consultation for him and give him medications covertly if need be. So please Consult
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Dr. Vishal Bhatt
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Dr. Gurneet Kaur
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Ludhiana
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More information will be required to assess his condition. You can consult through tele consultation available near you and get him assessed at home itself. If he’s not willing for the same, you can reassure him that you’ll support him and listen to him. Sometimes just sharing their thoughts help the person a lot. Best advice would be to convince him for psychiatric consultation as it will help him to deal with situation better
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If there’s any risk to person himself or to others due to mental illness, he can be brought to psychiatric emergency services nearby with the help of police.
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