Were you having trouble with being compliant with some possibly selectively enforced rules on this discussion forum? It has happened to me where some of my posts are deleted. I doubt the type of answer that you are looking for can be found in the form of scientific research. — Alex Cannon 38 secs ago

Hi Alex. One of IPS requirements is that bullet points lists of "try this" options are not a good fit for this stack. We require answers to be based on data or experience or literature. Please read How to Answer and edit your post to make it more on-topic, and then useful for future readers. — OldPadawan 2 mins ago

I have these links you may want to use (no need for me to add / mix some data in another answer ^^) : 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 — OldPadawan 16 secs ago

Thanks a lot ! I will incorporate that ASAP. — Arthur Hv 2 mins ago

‘ Gaslighter research dependency from their victim’ what does researching dependency from someone mean? — Spagirl 1 min ago

@OldPadawan I don't see that my answer significantly differs in style from other answers to this question. Could you show me how I get -3 in such a short time but other answers do not? Perhaps this answer (as well as some others on the topic of stopping bullying) suggests handling the situation in a way which is not politically correct, and this differs from an agenda that is being promoted on this forum? — Alex Cannon 2 mins ago

This sounds like what the OP was already doing, and that isn't working. One other comment is that when I was trying to deal with my ex-wife, my counselor told me that in fact bi-polar people do not tend to just "get better", and that was certainly my experience. — DaveG 28 secs ago

Completely disagree. What the OP is doing now is asking for something to be done, getting a yes, thinking that means yes, and being frustrated when the thing isn't done. OP is also patiently explaining why infecting your parents with a deadly virus or spending money on stuff you don't need while ducking debt collectors is suboptimal, seemingly in the belief that a lack of knowledge is what is causing the behaviour. This answer argues against both those actions, and encourages a new line of thought - the brother's illness is why he doesn't do things -- that OP doesn't appear to have grasped — Kate Gregory 42 secs ago

And while people don't spontaneously get better, meds and therapy work, especially when you have a supportive home environment. I have seen this. Yet my disclaimer remains: some people will still be selfish or greedy or lazy when their depression is well controlled by meds. — Kate Gregory 26 secs ago

The older answers weren't that much on/off-topic at the time, as it's an old question. Since then, IPS guidelines and requirements have changed a lot, and now, new answers need to follow those: back up (data / experience / literature), and explanations, why's and how's and outcome. Please check How to Answer and meta, we have lots of posts about that ;) — OldPadawan 1 min ago