I have no where else to turn to I don’t know what to do for him. He’s 20 years old we have been together since we were 15 and for all the time I have known him he has suffered major episodes of depression where he doesn’t want to communicate anymore, everything he says is negative, he can’t see the positive in anything, he’s tired he’s sunken he looks ill, he doesn’t eat properly. And after time, quite a bit of time he gets better but he has these episodes multiple times a year. I don’t know what to say to him other than “it’ll be okay” he doesn’t want to believe it, “I’m here for you” he knows I am but it doesn’t mean much, “you’ll get through it” he doesn’t see the light at the end of the tunnel it just annoys him.
He called the doctors to see if they could try him on anti depressants because he doesn’t know how he can sort of go on living feeling like crap. The doctors just said to do exercise and come back to them in a month. Well he works 10 hours a day and is back late at night, has his dinner and it’s time for bed no time to exercise other than what he does at work. The current pandemic only allows 1 hour of outdoor exercise and honestly what could you do? He doesn’t do any exercise he’s not interested in it at all. The least thing you want to do when your depressed is get up and exercise, it’s hard enough just getting out of your bed.
Is there any way the doctors could be convinced to help him. Could I contact them and explain his situation and that I think he needs further help?