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

Letting go of that Tina life #addictionrecovery

29 Nov 2024 · 1 min

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In this candid monologue, Dallas Bragg describes the "Tina" scene—a secret, underground world frequented by men who have sex with men—as a parallel dimension akin to a hidden Fight Club. He explains how this hidden subculture operates behind the façade of everyday life, with parties and rituals that most people are unaware of. Bragg then reflects on the difficulty of moving away from that lifestyle while in addiction recovery, noting the tension between the excitement of the Tina world and the perceived mundanity of a "normie" existence. He emphasizes the necessity of mourning the loss of that former identity, urging listeners to acknowledge the grief, let the old self die, and allow a new version of themselves to emerge.

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Only men who have sex with men who have experienced the Tina scene know and can vouch that it is another dimension. It's like walking through a portal into another world. This world that exists kind of like Fight Club underground, all around us in plain sight. People are going to work and living their lives and they don't realize that there are Tina parties and another world going on all around them. It can be difficult when you're in recovery to be satisfied with normie life, knowing that all of that is going on around you. You think life is going to be boring. You think that life is just mundane. You hate to have like common conversation about the weather, but you have to say goodbye to that part of your life. You have to put it to rest. You have to put it to death. You have to go through a mourning process. It's okay to miss it, but you have to let it die so that a new version of you can emerge.