1.   Reality becomes so painful that the sufferer uses his or her substance or process of addiction in order to survive the emotional carnage.

2.   As the process accelerates, reality becomes show business.

3.   As the popularity of video games increased market demand for better technology, it was predictable that virtual reality would become the newest frontier.

4.   But now the ground realities are becoming too stark to ignore.

5.   But reality has become far grimmer than a fantasy imagined a few months ago, in another lifetime, when the United States seemed all-powerful.

6.   But while that debate goes on in Washington, the new reality is becoming clear in the courthouses where deportation cases are heard.

7.   Comics are big business, and their alternate reality has become entertainment reality.

8.   How can reality become entertainment, when entertainment becomes reality?

9.   I remember when virtul reality first became a household word.

10.   In addition to its uses in diagnosis and treatment, virtual reality is becoming a mainstay in medical education and training.