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

Addiction turns you into someone you’re not. #recoverycoach #addictionrecovery

3 May 2024 · 1 min

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In this brief testimony, Dallas Bragg explains how crystal meth fundamentally alters a person’s sense of self, warning against tying one’s identity to actions performed while under its influence. He recounts a painful episode when, still high, he attended his grandfather’s viewing—a figure deeply important to his mother—and introduced a new romantic partner to his family. After the service, he and the partner drove, used the drug again, and he barely recalls the events. Bragg emphasizes that this behavior does not define who he truly is, and he acknowledges the ongoing struggle to reconcile his past actions with his recovery journey.

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You know, crystal meth turns you into somebody that you're not. That's why it's dangerous to attach your identity to the things that you did while on the drug. Not even while you're on it, but the in-betweens as well, 'cause it's still affecting your brain chemistry. I would say the thing that I did that took me the longest to get over, and honestly I'm still struggling with, is when my grandpa died. And he was the most important person to my mama. And my mama's always been the most important person to me. But I showed up to the viewing high and with a young guy Who introduced himself to her and my family as my current boy toy. And I hadn't seen my family in several years, and I had been wasting away to nothing and was just out of it. And when I left there, we pulled over and shot up and went home, and I barely remembered the entire episode. But that isn't who I am. It wasn't who I am, and I had to get past that.