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

Emotional Regulation in Addiction #addictionhelp

21 Oct 2024 · 1 min

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In this personal reflection, Dallas Bragg recounts his first attempt at sexual healing after overcoming crystal meth addiction, which resulted in a painful heartbreak. He describes experiencing intense, unfamiliar emotions and emphasizes that even after six years of sobriety, emotional pain and disappointment persist. However, he highlights that recovery has equipped him with skills to notice, purge, and process emotions, allowing him to respond healthily rather than turning back to drugs. He asserts that maintaining sobriety is possible by applying these emotional regulation techniques.

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So my first entry into totally healing myself sexually after crystal meth ended in heartache. I had my heart broken, and I went through days of anguish. I went through days of pain and actually feeling emotions that I have never felt in my life. And I'm sharing this to say that even in addiction recovery, even if it's been years— it's been 6 years for me— that doesn't mean that you stop feeling the pain of life, that you stop getting disappointed, that your heart might be trampled on. The difference is that in recovery, I've developed the skills to notice, purge, and process my emotions so that I respond in a healthy way to what's going on around me. It would have been very easy for me to turn to drugs to quiet the voices in my head, to quiet the dull pain that I felt in the pit of my stomach and my heart. But I'm still standing here sober, and so can you.