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

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29 Mar 2023 · 1 min

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In this personal testimony, Dallas Bragg recounts a specific trigger he experienced during rehab when staff rearranged furniture loudly, provoking intense anger and frustration. He describes how his counselor redirected his focus from blaming the external disturbance to examining how he processes his own emotions. Bragg reflects on the pivotal moment when he internalized this lesson—recognizing that anger stems from his own processing rather than others' actions—which he identifies as a critical threshold in his sobriety journey. He emphasizes the importance of personal responsibility in emotional intelligence and invites listeners to learn more or ask questions.

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When I was in rehab, there was a room above where we would meet, and they would scoot the tables and the chairs across the floor to, I guess, rearrange them. And it was so loud, and it triggered me, and I would become so mad and frustrated. And the counselor at the time would say to me, okay, well, let's talk about how you are processing your triggers. But I didn't want her to say that. What I wanted her to say was, yeah, you're right, They shouldn't be doing that. That's disruptive. Let me go yell at them. But that's not what she said, because what she was trying to get me to do was take responsibility for my own emotions and how I process them. And that, when I got it, was when I really crossed the threshold of sobriety. Is when I realized that somebody makes me mad, it's not about them and what they're doing, but it's how I process that. And what is it about me that needs to be looked at in this moment? If you want to learn more about that or ask