It takes him a moment to figure out how he wants to answer that, slowly petting Alex as he mulls over the words.

"It's affecting my relationships, the ones that are important to me, and I don't want them to feel like I'm not taking this, or how it's affecting them seriously. There's always a point where it's too much, and I don't want to find out where that is while I'm taking my time figuring out how to fix myself."