I didn't appreciate that I was a danger to myself and others when I was really ill, and I also didn't appreciate the heedless direction I was heading in before I became really ill. Factor that with my desire to avoid hospitalization at all costs because I have been locked up in psych wards against my will just for voluntarily going to ER and being sectioned and having my rights taken away for weeks at a time.

It's a very difficult situation to deal with people who are psychotic but may have no place they feel is safe to get help. He was clearly trying to get help so that should count for something.