Hello all,
I'm looking to get some advice on what I should do/not do when it comes to my brother's meltdowns. The worst stim is watching sports, he has a specific team and gets extremely upset when they lose... and they lose a lot. By upset, I mean hitting his head, yelling, swearing, slamming and breaking things sometimes. We have several doors and walls that have damage do to these meltdowns.
I have read that I should attempt to steer his anger into something not as destructive like punching a pillow. But he gets more upset when I attempt this, or will hit the pillow briefly then leave it and continue on.
We grew up in an abusive household and I have a low tolerance for yelling and screaming. I'm working on it with my own therapy. When it gets really bad, I have to leave the room, but I would like to mitigate the physical damage. What should I do/not do?
13 Jan 2020, 12:13 pm
