hrm, he may not just be getting into replay after 8 months. As snod states, 8 months of replay (so far) is nothing. Some of the replay may not have been noticeable. That's not to say there is any way to really know where he is at and MLC isn't necessarily linear, either.
My W's behaviour of which could be replay, has been ongoing for about two years now. It could have been going on a little longer and I thought it might be coming to an end, and then I found out that she's going to an outdoor, weekend concert and realized she's still "in it".
It's not to say that it's anything about an outdoor concert. There's a lot of people who are her age that attend outdoor concerts. Even this "style" of event.
It is the actions / activities that I KNOW she will be engaging in that suggest replay (teenager / young adult behaviours). And again, not the specific behaviours, either. Some people simply drink like a fish every weekend. Some people like dressing up silly. Some people engage in bizarre games for fun.
It's the combination of the intention and drive to drink a lot, dress up, and engage in activities that pull attention to themselves and otherwise allow them to be the centre of attention. Even if they do it in a more covert, passive way, of rationalizing they are supporting others who may be their age, in this type of behaviour. They will get the peer pressure attention that many adolescents get. Maybe there is some need to resolve how to deal with peer pressure in a healthy, mature way... idk... that doesn't really matter, though...
Anyhow, replay is considered a longer process in MLC and can take a long time and may show up throughout the MLC as they may revert if they get stuck in their process.
Sometimes, they may actually need to be nudged a bit if they are stuck so it might be worth encouraging your H into replay behaviours some time down the road, if he appears stuck. He might just need to get it all out of his system until he's either sick of the behaviour or even a bit embarrassed once he realizes how it may be inappropriate for him.
Tell a child they can't do something and then they want to do it. If you encourage the bad behaviour, he may actually not do it.
