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I think my brother is addicted to tv. What do i do?
03-24-2014, 10:21 AM
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I think my brother is addicted to tv. What do i do?
My brother is 30 years old and he lives at home. I am 19 and I am home from college right now and I am noticing what I think might be a very severe problem with my brothers recreational habits. He works at night (5 days a week) and goes to school during the day (3 or 4 days a week). All time other than that (and I mean ALL) is either spent sleeping or watching TV. He will come home from school in the morning around 11 and will immediately turn on the TV in our living room. I know this because I don't have a room at home right now and I sleep on the couch. He doesn't care who he is disturbing. He even woke me up once to find the remote for him. He will watch literally anything. If nothing else is on he will watch reruns of pawn stars, myth busters, and even spongebob. He actually spends most of his time watching child shows. What makes this even worse is that he has a TV in his room, which he also leaves on all day even when he isn't in there. No matter what he is doing he has the TV on. He even has it on while studying and reading books. If I ask him to turn it down or if i can use it (which I almost never do) he says no. Sometimes he even watches Netflix on his phone while watching shows that he doesn't even like on the TV. I think he feels like he has to have the TV on at all times for some reason, like if he doesn't have an overload of sensory input he gets frustrated (no idea why). Whenever I have confronted him about it he will just says that I am lazy and don't have a job and he actually gets work done. I do well in school and I'm only 19. I had a job before but I quit so I could focus on school. I don't aim to be mean but he is 30 and is in the same year of college as me and I hate when he acts like we are peers. (maybe a defense because it makes him feel uncomfortable, I don't know though.) Also, Whenever I am watching a movie or something he either complains or makes fun of it and when I ask him to stop he refuses and gets mad at me for saying he is being annoying. My other brother agrees that he has a problem. I just don't know what I should do. Do I just leave it alone? Any suggestions?
**just to clarify; this is not my brothers house, it is my parents, and he has no say in whether I stay there (I am leaving in a week anyway but I'm worried about him)**

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03-24-2014, 10:22 AM
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Suggest to him to go on walks to the park or mall. Try take his attention away by focusing on other things he may enjoy. Suggest going to the movies. Otherwise, you have a serious problem. Furthermore, he is allowing you to stay there, he may also be making it difficult for you. My guess is he really does not want you there, you are invading his space.

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03-24-2014, 10:24 AM
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maybe buy a personal hooker. worked for my son
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03-24-2014, 10:31 AM
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I would suggest talking to your parents about it first. He does need help. If they do not do anything about it, go to the library and find info on being addicted to TV. Usually there are reasons for that behavior. Maybe he is extremely shy or he is making up for his lack of a social life. I do not know. But the best thing to do is get him out of the house. Take him places with you. Ask for him to help you. Maybe set him up an account on a social media network to meet people. Just make sure to get help.
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