Not to mention he has a roof over his head, food in the frige and a comfy bed (I assume).

Many students in grad school are very close — maybe one decision away from that, and sometimes continuing in the program or not is that decision.

It's relative. I believe that you shouldn't tell someone depressed that they haven't reached the bottom yet. Try to show them one direction: up.

thats the spirit!

No matter how bad you think things are, they can ALWAYS get worse. :-D

This is actually one of the things that drives me forward.

Rock bottom is different things to different people.

Some people don’t mind being homeless, for others it’s the pit of misery.