Hi Scaredsilly, thanks for that. Yes, absolutely, need to keep him in the present and not in the past or even too much in the future for that matter.
Bill, yeah, I'll let it sit on the back burner for a while this issue. It could potentially be a non-issue eventually quite naturally anyway. I know it stems from insecurities ultimately so maybe compassion is the best response at this point.
Just got an email from H. Among other things he said:
"I had a terrible morning - everything seemed to overwhelm me and I was crying hard for what seemed an eternity and I'm still quite fragile. I need to be careful this thing is not bringing me down to levels where I cannot get back. Maybe you are right - there could be mid life crisis involved here - I certainly mixing in fears about where my life will be heading after a decision.
I'm going to buy a nice steak for tonight and watch a couple of documentaries...that will give some momentary relief I think."
I'm going to respond to him with support and positivity and hope he has a good night there.