It sounds like your friend is at least trying to take care of himself. That would make me want to at least be around if he needed me. You don't have to buy into his feelings, just be there for him. Let him come to you if he needs you.
<font color=blue>"Our doubts are traitors and make us lose the good we oft might win by fearing to attempt" --Shakespeare</font color=blue>
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Psalm 119:105 Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.