Thanks
I appreciate the response, guys. Some good points.
I made mistakes earlier, trying to be too demanding and too critical in his early teen years. Too late I learned that he was in a depression, and I was contributing to it. He had a hard time in high school, trouble making friends.
He got professional help then, as I did for a work-related exhaustion. The damage was done, and the silence began.
I'm afraid he may be back into a depression, but can do nothing about it. My suggestions about talking to the doctor again are turned down flat. Being an adult now, I cannot make him get help.
The good news is that he doesn't drink, take drugs, or go out. In fact, he isn't any "trouble" at all, just stuck to his gaming. He takes his meals back to his desk!
He pays rent and a portion of the groceries bill. The issue is just that he does nothing whatever and does not want to do anything.
I'm alone, as my wife passed when he was only four.
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