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Title: Nihilism? Post by: isilme on July 01, 2015, 07:07:44 PM The rage has passed. FI is now stuck in nihilistic self loathing. I don't know how to help him with this, and know in some way he needs to WANT to work on it, which is hard when depressed. I know that, been there. He keeps prophesying that he will die homeless and alone, that we are dirt poor (we're not wealthy by any means, but we can be comfortable with smart spending), that he will have to sell everything to take care of his mother, that his art means nothing if he can't sell it, etc. life is the kobiyashi mari no win scenario, so why try? This is hard, because I fight my own depression all the time, and fight for a positive outlook to keep going. Sorry, just talking some to bleed off my own sad feelings. FI is in an isolationist phase. He swings from extreme introvert to uncomfortable extrovert. He WANTS attention, but is never satisfied with what he gets. So now he wants to hide at home and ignore many birthdays coming but then complains we have no friends. It's all black, no white.
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