She said she'll kill herself?!
Question: I spoke to my stepmother last night on the phone and she was very upset. She has always had problems with depression but this is really bad. My 31 yr. old brother was in a car accident two years ago, he was a passenger, the driver was drunk and took a sharp curve at 100mph and my brother went through the windshield. He has a traumatic brain injury although he has improved considerably over the past two years he still needs help. I guess him and his wife are having "issues" and my stepmother said she can't handle it anymore. She said that if they seperate and divorce my brother will want to come home to live and she doesn't want this. She said if this happens she'll kill herself. I was shocked, first, how can a mom feel this way about her son and second, is she serious? (she sounded dead serious.) should I tell someone?
Answers: I spoke to my stepmother last night on the phone and she was very upset. She has always had problems with depression but this is really bad. My 31 yr. old brother was in a car accident two years ago, he was a passenger, the driver was drunk and took a sharp curve at 100mph and my brother went through the windshield. He has a traumatic brain injury although he has improved considerably over the past two years he still needs help. I guess him and his wife are having "issues" and my stepmother said she can't handle it anymore. She said that if they seperate and divorce my brother will want to come home to live and she doesn't want this. She said if this happens she'll kill herself. I was shocked, first, how can a mom feel this way about her son and second, is she serious? (she sounded dead serious.) should I tell someone?
definetly, it sounds like she doesn't want him to come home because she doesn't want to care for him. get her some help.
wow, she has issues! she needs to see a doctor, stat!
id tell someone.
Some people can only handle so much. She loves him but does'nt want to live with him. She probably is not serious but don't not believe her. She really is just asking for help. She could be serious. Try to help her.
Okay, honey you are not responsible for her actions whatever happens. But you can care about her enough to talk to her and try to get her to get some appropriate help. You are not bound to keep a secret of this magnitude and if you know someone who can help her, by all means tell them right away, as she is not well and needs help.
If she does seem like she's going to hurt herself while your around, do not hesitate to call for an ambulance or take her to the nearest ER and tell them she is suicidal...
I'm sorry about your mom!
but, i think it would be best if your brother were to stay somewhere else for the time being.
Maybe there's more to the story than you think.
You should definitely tell someone. Although she may be exaggerating it is not something you want to ignore. If you ignore it and she does commit suicide you'll likely be the one to end up with problems(mentally). Even if she doesn't do anything, she needs to learn that you don't just say that kind of stuff unless your really thinking about it and actually need help.