Many people living in one day at a time recovery understand the relationship that occurs between responsibility and self-deceit. Responsibility is the cornerstone of one day at a time recovery and self-deceit tells us we can’t be responsible for ourselves. Self-deceit also tells us that we don’t need to find recovery. For people living with mental health disorders accompanied by addiction not believing we are responsible for our recovery is a dangerous form of self-deceit. Many of us call this living in denial and denial keeps us ill. Hopefully life and reality can dismantle this delusion and we learn that although we are not responsible for having our disorders we alone are responsible for participating and maintaining our recovery. There is no greater truth for us. When we realize this we reach out and find the help we need. We find we are not alone. As we discover an inextricable connection with other recovering people we understand the relationship that occurs between responsibility and self-deceit. We choose to maintain our recovery because of self-deceit. This endeavor creates an act of responsibility. Peace.
