Fake it till you make it. I felt like crap for months after my initial kick. Then one day the positives started to outweigh the perceived negatives of staying clean from the dope. After a little while longer one starts to really dig the freedom. That empty feeling inside starts to get filled by cool thoughts and activities. The opiates still incessantly whisper in my head at times but their voices are becoming less convincing with time. I'm not a fan of suboxone (replacing one drug with another) but for some people it seems to work. Everyone is different but I have to agree with liv1ce, I don't think living with a fellow addict is a prescription for success. Not saying it can't be done but it seems too easy for one persons weak moment to come crashing down on whatever success was made. Good luck to you both.