Oh what RhiChiChi says does make sense. He does seem to have a different attitude to his issues so maybe that is leading up to a directional change in his life.
He does have depression which is normally managed relatively well, but this is different. It is like he has been released from the depression because of this feeling he is not going to be around. Maybe it is wishful thinking on his part. I didn't mention the depression in my initial post as I did not want to go down the track of him being suicidal as I know that would not happen. Confusing but I guess I just have to make sure he keeps talking about what is going on in his head. thanks