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

July 31, 2023

31 Jul 2023 · 1 min

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In this motivational monologue, Dallas Bragg shares his personal journey of quitting daily crystal meth injections and emphasizes that the real challenge was dissecting the mental patterns, beliefs, and language that sustained his addiction. He explains how he began by stripping away self‑identifying "I am" statements—such as "I am a procrastinator" or "I am stuck"—and replacing them with neutral phrasing like "parts of me are stuck" or "parts of me want to procrastinate." This linguistic shift helps detach identity from the addictive behavior, allowing him to observe and neutralize the underlying cycles and beliefs that drive substance use.

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If you feel like your life is stuck in a loop, I want you to listen to this. I was able to stop injecting crystal meth every single day, and that wasn't even the hard part. The most difficult part of my life has been unraveling the patterns and the cycles, the beliefs, the words, the actions that led to using crystal meth on a daily basis. And where I began With simple language. Taking away the words I am from my daily conversation. I am a procrastinator. I am stuck. Those words have to be neutralized and replace them with parts of me. Parts of me are stuck in a pattern. Parts of me want to procrastinate. Parts of me are attracted to that same person over and over and over. Parts of me feel hopeless. This is the beginning of detaching yourself from the beliefs