Withdrawal means pulling away, i.e., they tend to isolate themselves from just about everything. They withdraw from family, friends, co-workers and stay to themselves even more so in this stage. They truly lose interest in everything that they loved or were loving while orbiting the earth. Some of them tend to slack off on eating, some lose more sleep and look even more like zombies and that's when the dark depression hits them the hardest.
When they begin to come out of the withdrawal stage, they will reach out to the people that they have distanced themselves from. Try to remember that the stages are not linear and they can bounce all over the place from anger, replay, withdrawal and depression. This happens for quite some time...
I know that you are worried about him, but you have to have faith in God and in him for now. Pray for him.
Try to keep the focus on you as much as possible.
Grace, there is a thread on this forum that will provide some invaluable info to you. I'm going to link it in here because sometimes that thread gets over looked. Scroll to the July 28th entry because that is where the new links are activated. Hope it helps.
Last edited by job; 12/26/1802:23 PM. Reason: added link to another thread
Sit quietly, the answers will reveal themselves when you least expect them to. The past is gone, the present is a gift and you need to focus on today, allow the future to reveal itself when it is ready.
