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You should talk to a specialist about this, not HN.

• troubledbrother 16y ago
  Yes, as I mentioned in my post, I do realize that. My intention of posting here is to find out what kind of specialist help others may have gotten. I'm sorry about the irrelevance of the topic on this forum, but I think there are a lot of highly rational and intelligent people here, who tend to give good advice even on personal issues.
  • dotBen 16y ago
    assuming specialist = therapist/councilor, I doubt they are going to be able to help you work out the solution for your brother, although if you want a neutral and private sounding board to talk the issue through then yes this might be a good course of action. I've commented many times on HN how much I enjoy seeing a therapist once every two weeks just to rediscover the emotional side of my being and balance out the uber-logicalness of my life. If you see a therapist do be clear that they are not going to give you the answers, only give you a safe place to talk out the issue. My point is you might be better off doing that with parents, friends, partner (romantic, not business), etc if you have them around you. They know you better and may be more familiar with the specifics of the situation. EDIT: if you are in SF and want a recommendation, my email is in my profile.