Dallas Bragg on the gay summer calendar of circuit parties, Pride, and cruises as places to belong. He used to think staying sober meant hiding all summer. Now he sees it as learning to celebrate intentionally, without the meth that once made everything feel endless.
The gay community's summer calendar reads like a roadmap to everything that used to define connection for you, celebration for you, and belonging for you and all of us. Circuit parties, Pride festivals, vacation destinations, cruises, all your old ways to escape reality. And I used to think meth-free living during the summer meant becoming a hermit, hiding from the world until September arrived to save me. What I've learned instead is that summer Sobriety is actually a masterclass in conscious living if we're willing to rewrite the script. So here's the FOMO trap and how to escape it. Fear of missing out isn't just about parties. It's about the deep human need for belonging and celebration. And when crystal meth was my party companion, summer felt like a season of unlimited possibility.
