@exhausted ,
good morning,
i cannot offer advice, unless i am certain you are not gonna trust it, and will only consider it without faulty influence.
just a point that might make a difference.
the only barometer i would use, is his performance towards you, if that seems hopeful,
all the alarms would serve me, to ensure the best job possible, in analyzing his behaviour towards you, not more,
because i assume a lot of that type of panic to be traditional, cultural, but not realistically relevant universally.
note. i have not read the thread, aware about info in this post only.
wish you the best.