Yes it’s a shame isn’t it, because now when he does air his concerns, he can do so a bit more assertively when dealing with work. & it’s like he has an internal conflict about what he is thinking & feeling & when to say it, so just gets annoyed & stressed easy.

I haven’t experienced this with him in our relationship, because I always ensure I am a safe place for him to talk & when he airs concerns, opinions & anything else, I encourage him & we communicate correctly.
I met with him last night & we spoke a lot about it & cleared the air. I feel much better about it & I realise that maybe sometimes his problems are his problems & that maybe I need to take a back seat in trying to fix them for him.