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

It’s the drugs. #sober #addictionrecovery

25 Nov 2023 · 1 min

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In this brief monologue, Dallas Bragg argues that the root of addictive behaviors—whether involving apps, sex, drugs, relationships, work, or family—is not the external object itself but the underlying motivation driving the individual. He emphasizes that the insatiable desire to feel "enough" and whole without external validation fuels these compulsions. Bragg urges listeners to shift focus from the external objects to the internal drive, suggesting that confronting this core need is the starting point for genuine freedom and lasting recovery.

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It's not the app, it's why you open it. It's not the sex, it's why you seek it. It's not the drug, it's why you need it. Shift your focus from the object to the motivation if you want true freedom in your life. Take away the apps, the sex, the drugs, the relationship, the job, the family. What's left is that exposed, insatiable drive to feel like you're enough. To feel for once in your life that you need nothing or no one outside of yourself to feel whole. That is the problem. That's where to begin.