zilea

Personally, I doubt he's demon possessed.

There's a particular form of depression which involves not only classic depression symptoms but also hearing voices.
With my own depression, the way I speak to myself is very abusive. It feels like I am two people, and seeing as I refer to myself as "you", not :I" (e.g: "You are a fat ugly *****," not "I am a fat ugly *****") it feels like the abusive voice is someone else, so that's what he could have been referring to. Or he could have meant he didn't want to hear the tings he tells himself anymore.
If he is hearing voices of course there's the possibility of schizoaffective disorder or schizoprenia (sp?). I'm no psychiatrist but I thought people with those disorders could pretty much get on with life normally unless they're suffering from hallucinations or if the voices they hear take over their attention too much..? And if they do suffer from either of those things, I think the symptoms would be different from the ones your boyfriend is experiencing.

I do think he has a form of depression and is self-medicating with the alcohol. His insomnia may be an unrelated problem, or part of the depression. Insomnia and depression often feed off eachother.

Well it seems I've managed to crap on a lot when I can't really provide you with the answer you want; what to do or say to him.

Perhaps there are facilities you can use such as websites, phone lines, professionals in the area pf psychology that you can consult?

Try explaining to your boyfriend that you know he's not doing so well, and you want him to get help, because you know that he's in pain and it's hurting you to see him in pain because you love him so much. Stress to him that he deserves to feel better, and nobody deserves to be in the pain that you KNOW he is in.
Maybe you could ask your boyfriend to attend a counselling session with you. Tell him that he doesn't need to go and spill his guts to somebody he's never met. In counselling things come slowly and build up until you've just gushed all your secrets out. Then you may close off to protect yourself from feeling vulnerable. If he does go to counselling, make sure he finds a counsellor who he's happy with. And if he does go, don't be worried if he doesn't make progress at first, or if it's slow. It's an old cliche but things often have to get worse before they get better.

I'm sorry I couldn't be of more help. I hope things get better, please let us know what happens.

Zizzi.