( HLN ) Nick Gordon , romantic partner of Bobbi Kristina Brown , sat down recently with Dr. Phil McGraw for his first on-camera interview since Whitney Houston 's daughter was rushed to the hospital in January after being found face down in her bathtub . The interview aired Wednesday on NBC . When his team traveled to Atlanta and initially approached Gordon about the interview , Dr. Phil says they found him in a hysterical state . Video showed an intoxicated Gordon crying and mumbling about missing Krissy , as Brown 's family calls her . Brown was found unresponsive in her Roswell , Georgia , home on January 31 and remains hospitalized . Authorities say they 're approaching her case as a criminal investigation . See more : Who 's who : Bobbi Kristina 's small family circle . Dr. Phil first spoke with Nick Gordon 's mother , Michelle Gordon , who said her son had admitted to her his desire to take his own life . Even though she 's never known him to abuse drugs or alcohol in the past , she said she has recently spoken to her son on the phone when he appeared to be drunk or high . `` He has blamed himself for [ Krissy ] being in the condition that she 's in , he 's torn up by that , '' Michelle Gordon told Dr. Phil . `` He 's dealing with it by drinking . I 've begged him to stop . '' She said repeatedly that Nick Gordon is at a breaking point and that he 's even attempted to kill himself by taking Xanax and Unisom . `` Left to his own devices , he 'll be dead inside a week , '' Dr. Phil told her . That 's when Dr. Phil went up to Nick Gordon 's hotel room to persuade him that he needs an intervention . On the way back to the interview room , Gordon admitted that he 'd had two shots of alcohol earlier that morning and later started crying in the elevator while showing Dr. Phil his new tattoo : Bobbi Kristina 's name on his forearm . Read more : Bobbi Kristina Brown 's life in the public eye . Throughout the interview , Gordon appeared distracted and distraught . He stood up and walked out of the room multiple times , only to come back to continue the interview . He constantly interrupted both Dr. Phil and his own mother with random interjections about Krissy 's engagement ring or how much he hates Bobby Brown . `` I miss Krissy and Whitney so much ! '' Gordon repeated several times , adding that he 's lost `` the most legendary singer ever '' and that he can not lose Krissy , too . Gordon kept switching from crying in his mother 's arms , to laughing at Dr. Phil 's multiple requests to go to rehab , to agreeing that he needs to get sober in order to help Krissy . He admitted to drinking too much and taking too many pills , only to say he 's fine and does n't care about rehab later in the interview . He told Dr. Phil he has n't been sleeping and has been waking up in the middle of the night , praying for Krissy . He also explained to the host how much emotional pain he 's in , saying , `` My heart hurts . I have panic attacks . '' At one point , Gordon broke down crying , uttering , `` I 'm going to seem so weak in front of the world . '' Read more : What 's the truth about Bobbi Kristina 's marriage ? `` Doc , please help me see Krissy , '' Gordon pleaded with Dr. Phil , to which the doctor responded , `` We 've got to get you cleaned up first . '' Eventually , he shook Dr. Phil 's hand , promising , `` as a man , '' to go directly to rehab after this taping . The audience did n't see him leave with the representatives from Willingway , an addiction treatment center in Georgia , but Dr. Phil later told the media Gordon did check into the facility after the interview , according to Fox News .
Originally set up as an interview to tell the world his side of the story , Nick Gordon 's time with Dr. Phil turned into an intervention . The show is a bit like a reality TV version of a therapy session - it has some very interesting and entertaining moments but also gets quite personal at times.