my boss does not know what do with me

He is a great guy, he is my same age and he has never attempted to impose his thoughts or ways into my work. He senses my discouragement and he is trying to be more into what I'm doing these days. I hate that. He knows I hate that. But he has to do it, and he is right, so I don't let myself go into a downward spiral. He has a better opinion about myself than I got, he has praised me in the past,…