Hubby Always Fears The Worst

he pandemic has caused my husband to worry excessively. We all have concerns about our children, but they’re starting to avoid telling him anything to avoid upsetting him. For instance, my daughter was very relieved when the rattle she’d heard in her car was easily repaired and not the entire engine rebuild her father predicted! He can’t see the bright side of anything and any sort of bad news upsets him. Could this be a type of depression?