I thought some of this before I got to deal with this on a very deep basis. You can say get a hobby, but a lot of the reason they are sitting and not doing much else is because their mind is churning 100 mph already. The mentally don't have time for that, and they really don't know what and how to start due to this. I have tried dragging my friend to things, his kids have too, but no matter how much he does or we do with him, his mind is still fixstated on the issues that are bothering him.
I am not talking about going to a ballgame, helping your fellow man is more of what I was meaning. Go volunteer a soup kitchen, handout bottle water to the homeless. Something that generally makes you feel good. Its not easy, but you have to find something they can connect to. Anything to get off the dang pills that are designed to make you come back for more.
That is the type of stuff I try to do with my friend, once again it's easier said than done. My friend was working 12 hour days 6 days a week, so he basically had time to work, go home eat, have a couple hours to be around his family and sleep. He still would be in the funk during work, even. I got calls at every break, his wife sat with him during lunch and he still would call and text me about issues.
Seems like its time to wean him off the pills, they could be making him worse.
People are allowed to do whatever they want. Like I said before if you're still incapable of blending in with society even after a buffet of pills then why keep taking them? There has to be another way. They are literally designed so you come back for more, and work your way to higher dosages.
They have tried, honestly, that is what caused this downward spiral, they tried to mess with his meds. Been 4 years of hell, you got anymore medical advice?
Seems like you have tried a lot of stuff, might as well give up. That's sarcasm by the way.
