Is it normal to feel like i'm going crazy because brothers won't stop fighting?

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I have two little brothers that live with me. One is a teenager and one is ten. They are fine when they are separated, but when they are together they do NOT stop fighting. They insult each other (the older one is mostly the one dishing out insults), but they seem to both still want to play with each other. The ten year old also screams bloody murder every few minutes when they are both wrestling and insulting each other.

I cannot STAND this. I hate having to hear the older one make fun of and be mean to the younger one and I HATE it when the younger one screams for almost no apparent reason.

I try to get them to separate, but they don't listen to me. My parents do nothing about it and get mad at me when I can't take any more of their nonsense.

Somehow they ignore it, but it makes me want to hurt one of them. Sometimes, I do lash out at them, but often I go into the other room and can't help, but angrily hit things and occasionally cry. Going into another room usually doesn't do much, since I can hear my one brother screaming from any location in the house. Either way, I'm usually reprimanded for doing so.

Is it normal for me to be this worked up over something this simple?

I really don't know what I'm going to do. The good news is I'll be going to college next year, so hopefully I won't have to listen to them any more.

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  • MountainsBeyondMountains
    11 years ago | pl

    Wow, I'm ready to go into the other room, angrily hit things, and cry just HEARING about this stuff! Living it would be even more miserable.

    Yes, it's completely "normal" to be fed up. If I were you, I'd try to stay as far away as possible; keep yourself barricaded in your room, and entertain yourself with books, music, movies, internet, whatever it takes.

    Perhaps tell your parents that you want a "Peace Zone" (like your room) where you are guaranteed peace, stability, and privacy, and if they make noise nearby or are disturbing you in any way, they risk getting in trouble (either with you or the parents, haha).

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  • magdalena11
    12 years ago | pl

    Your brothers are completely obnoxious. It is totally normal to hate having to live with this awful noise and bull.

    Yes get the noise cancelling headphones.

    Learn about co-dependency because when I did I found that I was overreacting to everyone else's problems. These brothers have their own problems.

    You need to change your OWN situation so that you can exist peacefully in that awful household lol

    You will find peace within yourself when you take the proper steps to quiet your mind and let their issues go and let them handle it themselves.

    Simply stay away from them. When you are old enough, get a job and move out. Then you can have the calm and serene household you need to flourish in your own way.

    May peace go with you

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  • joybird
    12 years ago | pl

    I have been there and you are tuned into the youngest coz your parents aren't. Try music with earphones. This is not your responsibility! You don't realise that they are testing each other in preparation for the outside world but they still love each other.

    Most teenage boys are pathetic anyway!

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    • Anonymous Post Author
      12 years ago | pl

      I've actually never thought about headphones before! That's actually a terrific idea.

      Although noise cancelling ones would work much better than the regular ones.

      Thanks. :)

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