Yes, I have considered this and he did go to see a social worker or psychiatrist or psychologist (he wasn't sure which one when he told me about it last weekend) yesterday, but he said "it was crap." I did not ask him why it was crap...just said I'm sorry you felt it did not go well.
Even though I've considered this and everyone close to him thinks the same thing...because he is just not happy with ANYTHING in his life, I just wish he could work on his internal unhappiness while being at home. I guess I just don't understand because I have never felt that low about myself. I feel sooo unhappy right now, but there are other great things in my life! This is just sooo hard!
Yes this is hard. Understand that you can NOT FIX him. You have planted the seed that he might be depressed, now let it go and try to detach your feelings from this.
Until he hits bottom he will not admit anything is wrong. He will find ways to turn it onto some one else. Or be some one elses fault.
A counselor is only as good as the person going to them wants them to be. If he does not want to help himself then nothing anyone else does is going to work.
Focus on the things that are good in your life.
A depressed person is more likely to follow a happy person, just do not let him drag you down.
This is just sooo hard! 