[satysin]

I just wanted to clear a few points up. This person is not just a friend they are family. I have known them since they were born while I was a child. We grew up together and have always been very close.

He and his wife are childhood sweet hearts, they have been together since they were teenagers. I have known his wife since they first started dating so more than 15 years now. His wife and I are not "gossiping" about him behind his back as you put it. We are concerned for him and worry he is fixating on one possible problem while dismissing outright every other possibility.

One thing I would like to clarify a bit is when you say "forever put the thing he loves out of his reach", this is not true. While he may never play the guitar quite as well as he used to he can still play, far better than anyone else I know personally. When I said life long damage to his dominant hand I was referring more to visual scars than anything else. He did struggle for about a year but he is perfectly able to play the guitar and use his hand much as before. Perhaps not quite as good as before but it is not like he lost his hand or it was horrifically damaged to the point it is useless.

Unfortunately I am unable to edit my previous comment. When I wrote "unable to do many of their hobbies from the physical injury (unable to play video games, the guitar, drums, etc)" I meant they were unable to do those hobbies at the time (i.e. in the 6-12 months post injury) due to them being in recovery not that they were permanently unable to do those hobbies for the rest of their life.

>Be your friend's friend instead of whatever you're doing now.

We are all trying to be there for them. Me, his brother, his wife, his parents. We're all worried about him and while I may come across as being judgemental I promise you that is not the case.

[chrsig]

> I just wanted to clear a few points up. This person is not just a friend they are family. I have known them since they were born while I was a child. We grew up together and have always been very close.

How many of those years have you been a mental health professional?

> We are all trying to be there for them. Me, his brother, his wife, his parents. We're all worried about him and while I may come across as being judgemental I promise you that is not the case.

No, you're on the internet invalidating his diagnosis.