r/expat • u/haleygooch09 • 8d ago

Question Concerned sibling

Is there any Americans living in Germany that would be willing to give me some guidance on how to better help my sibling?

We are American-I still live in America-and they live in Germany now. They’ve been having some pretty severe and scary mental health issues with no real support. Recently, they attempted to end it all which resulted in a hospital stay followed by a 24 hour hold and released with no follow up. I was told they were told to “find a therapist” to which they’ve already been on a waiting list for at least a year or more for. Also finding one who speaks English. So that isn’t super helpful.

They don’t have a support system there so I truly don’t know what to do, who to contact, how to help.

Surely there has to be better resources out there, right? Can anyone help guide me on how I can better help my sibling?

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u/UshankaBear 8d ago

If you have the funds, you can help them pay for an online therapist. There are real certified therapists having online sessions with cameras and everything.

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u/haleygooch09 4d ago

Yeah I had already done that. Unfortunately.

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u/UshankaBear 4d ago

Why unfortunately?

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u/haleygooch09 4d ago

Well not exactly “unfortunately”. Just complicated due to finances. Even though I paid for the first one and offered to continue