Dallas Bragg tells Tina that the brain forgets relapse pain within weeks, leaving only the high's appeal. He urges documenting consequences immediately: record a video, write a letter, photograph your lowest point, and post reminders where you'll see them daily.
Dear Tina user, you will stop when the pain outweighs the pleasure. We forget the pain 2 weeks later, 3 weeks later, a month later when we get the urge, when we have a sexual temptation, when life gets hard, when emotions are big. We forget about the pain that we've experienced. We only remember the pleasure, which is a form of euphoric recall. Right after a relapse, when you're in the depths of despair, make a video to yourself. Write a letter to yourself. Write out all the consequences you're suffering. Put them on the back of your door. Put them on your bed. Put them on your phone. Put a picture of yourself at your lowest on your phone. Something to remember the pain.
