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

Digital Dealer #recoveryjourney

7 Oct 2024 · 1 min

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In this short spoken segment, Dallas Bragg frames smartphones and social‑media apps as a "digital drug dealer" that fuels addiction and relapse. He explains why losing a phone feels like withdrawal, emphasizing that the phone’s constant presence can undermine recovery efforts. Bragg then outlines concrete steps for digital sobriety: deleting and blocking addictive contacts, removing apps, changing phone numbers, and deactivating social‑media accounts. He stresses that the decision to cut off this digital dealer rests on the individual’s choices today, positioning the phone as a pivotal factor in staying clean from substances like crystal meth.

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One of the first things you do when you want to stop using Tina is that you delete and block your dealers. But there's a big boss dealer that we're forgetting when we try to get sober. That's the digital drug dealer that's in your hand right now. The relationship you have with your digital drug dealer, i.e., your phone, is going to make the difference of whether or not you continue to relapse on this drug. There's a reason why when you lose your phone you feel like you're going insane. And that's how it feels when you take away something that you're addicted to. If you DM me or you come to me and you want to stop using crystal meth, I'm going to ask you, have you taken the apps off your phone? Have you changed your phone number? Have you deactivated your social media? Those are the first questions I'm going to ask. This digital drug dealer is always there, always waiting for your input. So it comes down to you and the decisions you make today.