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

If you’re trying to get sober do this #addictionrecovery #recoveryispossible

23 Aug 2024 · 1 min

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In this short monologue, Dallas Bragg shares a personal story about growing up fearing parental judgment, which caused him to hide parts of himself and later develop a love addiction as an escape. He connects that early fear to the challenges faced by people in recovery, explaining that many avoid full transparency and accountability because it re‑opens old wounds. Bragg argues that genuine sobriety requires allowing others to see all of one’s actions and embracing strict, external accountability. He advocates using outside metrics to identify where one is succeeding or failing, emphasizing that complete transparency and surrender to accountability create true freedom in recovery.

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If you're authentically trying to get sober, you're going to want to be held accountable. You know, I grew up in a household where I was constantly scared of doing the wrong thing in my parents' eyes and getting in trouble. That led me to hiding parts of myself from the world so that I wouldn't get ridiculed for it. That fear led me to love addiction because it set me free, even temporarily, from having to hide any part of myself. So But that carries over when we are trying to get sober. We don't want everyone to see everything that we're doing. We don't want to be held accountable because it triggers those old wounds. If your heart is truly into getting sober, you're going to allow everyone to see everything you're doing and hold you strictly accountable for it. If you're truly trying to get sober, you're going to want outside metrics to tell you, where am I going wrong? Where am I going right? What can I do better? There is freedom in complete transparency and surrendering to accountability.