Well, I am not sure what to do. He was very sad the other night when he was here, his eyes were bloodshot, he hadn't shaved in a week, and I think he was on the verge of tears. He doesn't cry easily, so that is a pretty big deal.
He has been more in touch since then. Yesterday I tm'd him, and instead of Tm'ing me back he actually called.
Then he called a couple of times today. The last time he called he had just spoken to his psych and therapist. They told him to take a sleeping pill to get a good night's rest, and if he wasn't feeling any lift in the depression tomorrow morning to call them and they would try to get him a bed in a hospital. He had already taken the sleeping pill and was pretty drowsy when he called me. He said the treatment would be 3-5 days...but he couldn't elaborate because he was so sleepy. Does that sound weird to anyone else?
He said he would call me tomorrow to let me know his decision. I did ask him if that was what he wanted to do, and he said that he HAD to do something.