Many people living in recovery from concurrent disorders understand that finding reality takes time. There is not really all that much we can do to speed up the living in reality process except for believing in grace and staying abstinent from what it is that would bring on the the non-reality of active addiction. Some of us who have lived in recovery for a fair amount of time tend to believe finding reality is a life long process. The idea is to be gentle, kind, compassionate, and loving to ourselves and to others as we live in the findings of our own realities. Our greatest reality is when we discover, believe, and accept that we are all human and that we are all worthy of love and belonging. This is the simple reality of grace. It’s an absolute truth. We need to keep seeking one day at a time. Peace.
