*again, nods, realising that there is little he can confidently say to you when he is still worried for you and how you might react* I don't think we ever stop learning.
*does wonder if you realise, at all, that that is his way of saying that he understands and even though he hasn't been in the same dark places you have been, he has known some wretched times when all seemed lost*
*chewing his lip* Your time - your time away helped? *doesn't even know if it's appropriate to tell you how useful he found rehab, even though it was not without its hiccups and misunderstandings*