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

Hearing Things with Tina #addictionrecovery

7 Dec 2024 · 1 min

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In this brief address, Dallas Bragg describes the auditory hallucinations that many men who have sex with men (MSM) experience when using TINA (crystal meth). He outlines the early symptoms—hearing music from a showerhead, overhearing street conversations, and perceiving whispers in public spaces—followed by a progression to personal, directive voices that lie and manipulate the user. Bragg notes the paradoxical cycle where individuals return to TINA in an attempt to silence the voices, only to intensify them. He concludes by giving permission for listeners to disclose these experiences, reassuring them they are not crazy and emphasizing that recovery and help are possible.

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For men who have sex with men who do TINA, some of the first things that happen will be that you hear music coming out of the showerhead, or perhaps there's people walking by on the street and somehow you can hear their conversation clearly. Maybe if you're in a grocery store, if you have the nerve to go out in public, there are people whispering about you around the corner. This can be frightening, and this can be disconcerting, and it could feel like You're going crazy. But what gets worse is when the voices become personal. They start telling you lies. They start directing your behavior. And you start second-guessing every piece of reality in front of you. For some reason, you keep going back to Tina to quiet the voices, but it only amplifies them. I want to give you permission to come out of the closet and start telling people about these voices. You are not crazy, and there is a way out.