My best friend got out of rehab six weeks ago and we used to be drinking buddies, and now when we hang out we both feel this weird tension where she's trying to prove she doesn't need our old lifestyle to have fun and I'm trying to prove I support her sobriety, but we haven't actually talked about what our friendship looks like now or whether I should change how I drink when we're together.
More people experience this than they realize.
You're both performing a version of friendship that sidesteps the real questions about what you actually mean to each other now.
“Where Are You with Reentry & Second Chances?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.