The brother of two men who killed themselves only three years apart urged anyone feeling suicidal to "seek help as soon as possible".
Spencer Jones lost his younger brother Luke Jones, 28, to suicide in 2016 and was left reeling again when middle brother Kirk, 44, was found hanged at his Wavertree home on February 23 this year.
Spencer, who works as a senior therapeutic practitioner, said Kirk had never recovered from the loss of his brother and the death of their father in 2011.
Speaking after an inquest into Kirk's death at Liverpool Coroner's Court in the Gerard Majella Courthouse, Kirkdale, Spencer told the ECHO: "I think we live in a very disposable culture. People will throw their life away.
"The way I deal with it is I respect it, I give them credit and respect for their decision and I am glad they did not make it while they were on drugs.
"I would say to anyone in Kirk's position: seek help. Think of the person you love the most in the world and get help as soon as possible.
"With Luke he was a prolific self-harmer, but at the time he had been on the up.
"He had sorted a new flat, he had new friends. It completely blindsided us. That's why it was so upsetting and tragic for us."
Call centre worker Kirk was found hanged at his home in Mill Street by his girlfriend Tracey after years of struggles with depression, anxiety and alcohol dependency.
The inquest heard as well as the death of his father in 2011 and brother in 2016, he was left traumatised after a car tragedy in 2001.
Spencer said Kirk had tried to free a man trapped in a car which had collided with a lamp post and burst into flames.
Despite sustaining burns himself, Kirk was unable to free the man and was forced to watch helplessly as he died.
Anita Bhardwaj, Area Coroner for Liverpool and Wirral, said Kirk died the day after visiting his GP to complain he was having trouble sleeping.
The court heard Kirk had been in and out of contact with mental health and alcohol treatment services since 2003, and had been sectioned in early 2018, before again admitting himself to a mental health ward in November.
Spencer said: "When I got the phone call from Tracey I said 'I have been waiting for that call for 10 years.' He's always had to have that buffer of alcohol between him and the world because he could not deal with the world."
A statement from his mum, Ann Hughes, read in court, said: "Two and a half years ago my youngest son, Luke, took his own life. This obviously was a tragic and emotionally very stressful time for all of the family.
"I knew that Kirk was going through a particularly bad time after Luke’s death and I became aware that I needed to watch and help him, to keep him from doing the same thing."
Mrs Hughes told the court her son's drinking became increasingly problematic and he was sectioned on one occasion, after a ligature was found in his home.
He completed a week in hospital and seemed to have improved, but in November he was found to have sold his furniture and was sleeping on the floor, telling his mum he wanted to be with his brother.
He was again discharged from hospital in December and prescribed the anti-depressant Mirtazapine, which he felt stopped him from sleeping.
Ms Bhardwaj said toxicology reports found Kirk had a blood alcohol level of around double the drink drive limit, and two notes were found in the living room of his home.
However she said they did not specifically mention that he planned to harm himself and suggested they showed "he was not thinking clearly."
Ms Bhardwaj said: "In all the circumstances, after everything that I have heard, I am of the opinion that it is unexplained what Kirk's intentions were because only he knew his intentions at the time he took his life.
"He more likely than not was of a state of mind that was disturbed due to alcohol and the other issues we have heard. For that reason I will record a narrative conclusion that Kirk Anthony Jones took his own life while the balance of his mind was disturbed."
Speaking after the hearing, Spencer told the ECHO: "He was an intelligent, funny, witty, acerbic, sarcastic man and he was a very talented artist and a very talented musician.
"He would help you with anything if he could. He was a good man and I miss him."
