I have to admit i didn't have my best night after that vent. It is already Monday morning here and I called difficult child around the time he should be drinking his morning coffee before heading to the first practise of the day. He was feeling better. Didn't deny calling, but basically claimed he just riled me for fun. However he did take my advice, had went to a walk and had watched a silly movie before going to bed. That is good, I think.
My take of this is, that he was having some kind of anxiety attack, when he called me. This is what I think happened: His girlfriend was out of town, he had had a free day, I think he had planned to do some studying after something else. His 'stupid car' really has some issue (car was still stupid this morning and he has to take it to repair shop today) and that probably messed his timetable. That made him anxious and because of that he was probably not able to concentrate studying as he usually can. And likely didn't get things done, he thought he would and felt he is running out of time with school. He probably worked his anxiety up all day and in the evening there was nothing else to be done but call me and blurt it all out.
He didn't sound too anxious this morning and I do hope he has not gambled to calm himself down (nothing in his account to imply that, but of course I can't be sure), but really just done as I advised. I'm not sure if I will call his team doctor and tell he had an anxiety attack (I told him to tell himself, but he totally blew that off), mention it to his positional coach when I talk with him next time (probably after difficult child gets his practise finals scores later this week) or just let difficult child handle it himself (he is an adult after all. Or should be at least.)
