I was sleeping and my brother entered my room.
I heard the jingling of my chain wallet but didn't think anything of it and went back to sleep. A few minutes later my brother busted into my room demanding I get up. He had taken my wallet in my sleep and informed me that he also wanted my keys to the apartment. He then told me that I would have to sign some hand written paperwork to get my wallet back, and reluctantly I did. The "contract" had to do with some debt I owed him, but his terms were insane. All payment arrangements and payment dates he had arranged in the contract were subject to change at his will. After signing, he then held my key "hostage". I immediately called the police and had him taken to Western Missouri for psychiatric evaluation. I later signed an affidavit stating his history of violent confrontation with my mother and sister, and I felt he was a danger to himself and others.
My greatest immediate concern is not for my waking well being, but being attacked in my sleep. I estimate his stay will be 48-72 hours, but I really have no idea when they will release him, or if he will be medicated when he returns home, however it has become evident to me that if I have to worry about sleeping at night, perhaps it is time to start looking for another place to stay.
Currently I have hid all the knives in the apartment. After what happened today, after having him committed I have no idea what he is going to do.
I don't want to loose my brother, but how is this bearable? How do family members deal with the chaos, the unpredictability, and the insanity of the insane?
I heard the jingling of my chain wallet but didn't think anything of it and went back to sleep. A few minutes later my brother busted into my room demanding I get up. He had taken my wallet in my sleep and informed me that he also wanted my keys to the apartment. He then told me that I would have to sign some hand written paperwork to get my wallet back, and reluctantly I did. The "contract" had to do with some debt I owed him, but his terms were insane. All payment arrangements and payment dates he had arranged in the contract were subject to change at his will. After signing, he then held my key "hostage". I immediately called the police and had him taken to Western Missouri for psychiatric evaluation. I later signed an affidavit stating his history of violent confrontation with my mother and sister, and I felt he was a danger to himself and others.
My greatest immediate concern is not for my waking well being, but being attacked in my sleep. I estimate his stay will be 48-72 hours, but I really have no idea when they will release him, or if he will be medicated when he returns home, however it has become evident to me that if I have to worry about sleeping at night, perhaps it is time to start looking for another place to stay.
Currently I have hid all the knives in the apartment. After what happened today, after having him committed I have no idea what he is going to do.
I don't want to loose my brother, but how is this bearable? How do family members deal with the chaos, the unpredictability, and the insanity of the insane?
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