scorps and stress

everything was going well for the past few months with the scorp that i've been dating. suddenly work has taken a toll on him. things don't seem to be going his way at work and it has also occupied him so much that we don't spend time together (i do not complain about it but he seems to be bothered by it) recently, he has expressed much self-doubt about his life and i'm not sure how to take it. part of me says, to hang on tight (i am a very patient fish) but at the same time his pessimism scares me to a point where i have no idea what to say or do to comfort him.. i feel the only thing i can do is to give him all the space that i can (as if i haven't already) so that he can clear his own mind. i feel a little shut out from his world, and i understand completely. i think he is great, but he just does not realize his potential. i'm the kind of person that would step back and reevaluate the situation before i lose control, but he drives himself to the deep end and won't let anyone save him.

advice?

Scorpio will reach the darkest depths and then, like the phoenix, recreate himself from the ashes.

No advice, all you can do is be there if he wants you to be. Its up to you if its worth that or not.