He's on meds, was on sertraline and he's starting a new one around now (once I collect it...)

He's seeing a therapist, as I said in the long post, but she left today and is passing on information to a new one who he will meet in a week. He also sees a GP regularly (last week I went with him). I told the GP I felt he needed more help than he was getting and the GP said he was currently labelled as "mild to moderate severity" due to the fact he was able to attend doctor's appointments somewhat regularly on his own and was speaking etc. so referring him to a psychiatrist wouldn't do any good. I feel as though professionals are sort of taking advantage of the fact I'm basically his carer, but there's not much I can do.

I try most days to get him to do stuff but he refuses. I realise most people would have quick by now, but I just really care for him. He is my best friend (well really we are more like best friends since our relationship is generally asexual but that suits us both) so we are more like close companions who live together and are non-sexually intimate. I am normally fairly okay with the situation. I know that is surprising but throughout my life I have always tended to form close (small-r) relationships with people who have issues of some sort so I am sort of used to dealing with it. The main thing I wish is that I had support locally and that his family were more grateful of me supporting him rather than treating me badly when they see me, given his mother is on another continent and the rest of his family hardly ever sees him.

Anyway, we talked a little and I feel calmer. I am still hoping he might change his mind about coming since he says he "does want to" and feels bad about not going but he's just not sure if he can cope with seeing so many people.