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Originally Posted by The Batlord
That blows. Obviously I'm not a middle-aged man, but anxiety, depression, and reclusiveness are sort of my bread and butter. If he's anything like me, anybody trying to "help" him is just going to make him feel smothered and even more withdrawn, and then he'll feel guilty that he can't respond in a way he thinks he should.
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Aww you're so right. He has to make changes himself. Mom is ridiculously supportive and would do anything for him yet he never gives anything back, he can't. I try to help by sending him texts, saying I care and mom told me he gets a smile from it. Like you said, if he gets too much pressure on him (his job is stressful and underpaid) he will get more anxious and his health is already suffering as a result of stress. It's so hard seeing people I love deeply unhappy.
