Bizi,
He wouldn't see a therapist. (Maybe he wants to do things the hard way.)
He thinks he is enlightened and the truth from my perspective is that he does have a great deal of self-awareness.

Befuddled,
My brother has been self-medicating since he was in his late teens -- went to jail at least once. . . had a few motorcycle accidents in his 20s . . .



We family members are relieved that he is avoiding street drugs.
Now he is legal.
He's not always uptight. He also has a fun hypo side that draws people to him.

My mother has been able to keep herself more or less ok most of the time lately with
-extreme exercise program
-strict sleep schedule
-very careful diet

My brother is sort of following her model it seems.

Mari