Dallas Bragg argues that quitting methamphetamine doesn't require immediate total abstinence. He says the drug triggers 19-25 daily hormonal urges linked to male sexuality, and suggests allowing fantasies about using during early recovery can reduce cravings without shame or guilt blocking progress.
Here's why I think it's okay to think about using Tina to get off in the beginning. Listen, I'm all about being realistic about the stages of quitting Tina. Most people don't understand that it is so tied to a man's libido that he has about 19 to 25 triggers to use every single day based on his natural hormones. But you feel so guilty and brainwashed to think that you are going to have to be abstinent right away from meth. Some guys have to take it in Levels. For instance, if you have to imagine Tina scenarios to come, then so be it, because I'll bet after you come, the urge to use will be gone anyway. In the beginning, you can't really help what is still turning you on. It is like when you first break up with an ex. At first, you may have to think about him to come, or think about him to come when you're with some other guy, right? That is natural and it's temporary. You just broke up with Tina, so temporarily you may have to think about her to come, but shaming yourself over it hinders your progress.
