Dallas BraggFormer crystal methamphetamine user, I help men who have sex with men break free from the addictive patterns associated with Chemsex. Currently expanding my expertise by seeking to become a Certified

7 ways to have a sober weekend

9 Aug 2024 · 2 min

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In this YouTube video, Dallas Bragg addresses the heightened risk of relapse that many people face over the weekend, especially those struggling with methamphetamine (referred to as "Tina") addiction. He outlines seven concrete strategies to protect sobriety from Friday evening through Sunday night. The core recommendations include: (1) notifying a support person or team and sharing one’s location so that accountability is built in; (2) arranging intermittent check‑ins throughout the weekend to keep the sober mindset active; (3) planning events and informing all participants in advance, creating external pressure against canceling or backing out; (4) compiling a detailed list of the negative consequences of past relapses and reviewing it repeatedly; (5) removing trigger‑inducing apps and platforms (e.g., Grindr, Sniffies, BBRT) that facilitate drug‑related connections; and (6) visualizing a sober Monday morning, feeling the pride and relief of a clean start to the work week. Bragg ends by inviting viewers to add their own suggestions in the comments. The video’s purpose is to provide actionable, low‑cost tactics that leverage social accountability, environmental control, and mental rehearsal to reduce weekend relapse risk.

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Weekends can be the biggest danger zone for Tina addicts. From Friday evening all the way till Sunday, many of us try to plan so that we can fit in a party and be right back to work on Monday. But if you've experimented with this drug enough to know, Mondays turn into Tuesdays turn into Wednesdays, and eventually you're just fucked. Here are 7 ways you can safeguard your weekend. One, most importantly, is inform your support team. Your support team may just be one person, but let somebody know that the weekend is coming and you're in the danger zone. Share your location with as many people as possible. Even if they don't check, there's something mentally and subconsciously that will prohibit you from being naughty. Intermittent check-in assigned. What that means is you're going to tell your group of sobriety people who's checking in with you at what times all throughout the weekend to hold you accountable. Events, activities scheduled, and those involved informed. That's the most important part, because a lot of times you will commit to an activity or a dinner or an event, and then you just cancel at the last minute and you make up some stupid excuse. Well, if you inform those involved saying, if I try to cancel, if I don't come, I'm in trouble, come find me, that will alleviate a lot of your loopholes to using. Review a list of negative consequences. The last time you relapsed or the next time you relapse, make a list of all the ways it was horrible. Make a list of all the negative consequences in your life. Review those constantly throughout the weekend to remind yourself that the pain of using outweighs the pleasure. Remove Grindr and sniffies and BBRT and nasty king pig and all the rest. Most importantly, visualize Monday morning. Spend some time visualizing, remembering the future. See yourself being sober, waking up happy, waking up proud of yourself, going into work on Monday morning. Keep visualizing that, feeling the emotion of it, and your subconscious will believe that that's already happened, and you're more likely to not succumb to temptation. What would you add to this list? Tell me in the comments.