My boyfriend is 25 years old and he's in the Army. He has told me that he's been depressed for a long time. But he wont go to a doctor about it because he "doesn't want pills shoved down his throat."
Last night he finally lost it. He of course drinks all the time anyways. But we took his keys from him and he said if we didnt give him his keys back he'd walk home. So he walked up the road. everytime he saw a car he ran. And then he came back toward the house we were at and he started walking again. This time, running. And then he stopped in the middle of the road and started doing his PT exercises. He then came back to the house demanding for his keys. We refused to give them to him.He punched his back window and runs again. By then he had no shirt or jacket on and it was 28 degrees outside. We called the police because he already had a gun in his drivers seat ready to do something stupid. The police got there and he tried to act like nothing happened. And then he told all four of us that were there that he didnt care about us and to never talk to him again. He also said earlier that he wouldnt be ok until he came home from Afghanistan in a box. The police said they'd wait until his dad got there to pick him up.
I took him his keys and things when he sent me a message today. When I got there he was in the kitchen waiting for me and his mom and dad walked away to give us a few minutes alone. So, trying not to cry, I asked him if he meant what he said lastnight, about not caring about me or any of us and not wanting us to ever talk to him again. He says no he didnt mean it for me, and "I guess i'll never hear from you again." I said i'm not that type of person and I love him and I hugged him and kissed him. When I went back over there tonight he looked a little better but he still hadnt slept or ate. He said he just didnt care anymore about anything.
It really scared me the way he acted lastnight. And he really hurt me with the things he said. But what can I do to help him? He doesnt want to go to a doctor because he doesnt want to take medicine. What can be done to help him?
