Something that wasn't apparent to me throughout much of my recovery process (and which I'd like to have been) was the very basic truth that I'd changed. Even though I knew I'd grown it somehow didn't sink in that I'd grown out of who I was before hand. The trouble with this was that I could really only remember who I'd been before becoming ill. I was changing so dramatically that I couldn't go back to being an adolescent skater doin drugs all the time (mostly because I couldn't do drugs anymore - lol) but all for the better, and I'm growing to this day and will continue to grow and learn as all mature adults do.
Coming soon: Banner image-link to new anti-islam forum.