I’m pleased you’ve had time off.
I’m over the moon your therapy is working well also. It does drain you and it sounds like you’re putting everything into it. It sounds like you’re on a great journey of self discovery.
There have been a few discussions on here recently about voids. Laura posted recently about a void left in her life when her sister got married, they used to spend a lot of time together. It’s like a chicken and egg thing for me, did my addiction create voids, did voids create the opportunity to gamble. Great news your friend is wanting to spend more time with you, it’s great to have your own time, but I think it’s important to have friends by your side as well.
When I gambled I didn’t realise the amount of people that I knew, slowly distancing themselves from me. I ended up quite a loner, my addiction thrived on it.
Life certainly is a learning curve.
I am full of admiration for you by seizing this opportunity with both hands. Well done man!