It seems he has a pattern of running from what he deems negativity, instead of pushing through or dealing with it and going on a search for "happiness".
He says when he's done with something, he's done. Nothing will change his mind.
My W did/said the same stuff. Said she needed to "work on herself," and then stopped IC. One small consolation is that this seems like a common pattern and response. She is very confused/hurt/scared, only looking at the negative and reacting in response to it.
M:46 W:46 M:25;T:29 S:25; D:17 BD:12/22/12 D process begun:1/21/13 W moves out:3/1/2013
Anyone who isn't embarrassed of who they were last year probably isn't learning enough- Alain De Botton