How can I help my miserable partner?

My boyfriend is very unhappy. He's very jealous, insecure, his self esteem is non existent, jobless and paranoid. He's been putting crap in his head and as a result he takes it out on me. He drinks and smoke, he gets very verbally abusive once he's drunk.

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Picklebobble2 · 56-60, M

Lots of partners are jobless. The 'paranoid' bit isn't as a consequence of !
So where has that come from ?

If he can afford to drink and smoke he could possibly afford to compromise on it and attempt to do something positive either for himself or for you !

Sounds to me like he has himself in a 'comfortable' rut !
The perfect excuse for not attempting anything and wallowing in the resulting misery while using blame as a defence against trying !

Tell him that he needs to refuel his head ! He needs a cause to get behind or fight !
There are loads of positive vibe things he could do for other people let alone himself !
Sometimes you can do small things for folk who can't do them for themselves and that can seriously boost your self esteem.

Talk to him about maybe visiting older relatives or maybe just older folk you know.
This will give him social interaction with the added benefit of making him feel useful.