Dallas Bragg describes how rejection and paranoia during meth use actually protected him from worse outcomes like STIs and deeper addiction. He argues that painful experiences served a purpose in recovery, and reframing past setbacks as safeguards can foster hope for people getting clean.
This perception shift will change everything in your meth recovery, especially if you were rejected a lot or suffered from severe paranoia while on Tina. Meth escalates our existing insecurities and limiting beliefs. For me, I grew up believing that I was left out, rejected. That came to life during my crystal experience by always being the perceived unwanted one in group parties, men blocking me after our party together or ghosting me, or always being the one that the third said, yeah, I'm into— I'm not into the older guy. What I see now is that that rejection actually protected me from having binge periods, getting involved with guys who I learned later were shady or thieves, protected me from getting STIs that I learned later the guys had, etc., etc. Look, everything in your life is here for your best and highest good, even when it seems that it's working against you. I've talked to many guys who feel guilt about being paranoid while high, but come to find out, that paranoia that led to rejection actually saved them from getting deeper into their active use because men didn't want to use with them anymore. Think about this.
