I feel that I would be incredibly irresponsible to leave someone who is depressed to try to resolve it on their own. A depressed person is unaware of their twisted thoughts and could inevitably allow it to go on and become even more detrimental to their lives.
If he is going to push me out of his life, I can't just allow him to self destruct. I feel the need to contact his family and at least notify them of my concerns. If he comes back to me and is angry - then so be it. I feel like I am allowing him to continue in his downward spiral right now and it just doesn't seem like the right thing to do. This is where Michele's book contradicts with medical sites and the information they share about treating depression. Instead of leaving it to be taken care of on its own, they highly encourage you to involve family and friends and get the affected persons to seek help.
