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

One day you're fine. The next, you're sitting in a stranger's apartment waiting for meth, and you ha

11 Jun 2026 · 1 min

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In this video, Dallas Bragg, a chemsex recovery coach for men who have sex with men, shares a client’s experience of waking up in a stranger’s apartment waiting for meth, illustrating the ‘puppet stage’—a trance‑like autopilot that kicks in when cravings or triggers arise. He explains that easy access to substances through apps like Grindr, sniffies, or dealer contacts creates a direct, low‑effort path from desire to use, imprinting a habit loop in the brain. To break this automatic pattern, Bragg recommends inserting deliberate hurdles that force a pause and conscious decision: blocking relevant apps on the phone, changing phone numbers, and physically locking the phone at night. These small, intentional barriers can disrupt the subconscious drive and help individuals regain control over their behavior.

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All right, so a client came to me the other day and said, I was sitting on a couch in a shady apartment waiting for a stranger to bring me meth, and I looked around and I literally could not remember how I got there. Does that sound familiar to you? Hi, my name is Dallas. I'm a chemsex recovery coach for men who have sex with men. I've called it the puppet stage. I've called it sleepwalking. I've called it autopilot. There's lots of ways to describe the trance we get in at times when a craving or trigger hits, and the next thing we know, we have a pipe in our hands. Here is one reason that that happens. So you've left the door open to access to the substance, whether it's through Grindr and sniffies or easily accessible user buddies or dealers in your contacts. Look, the path between desire to use And physical use, it's just too easy. The pattern is imprinted on the brain and you go into autopilot, much like days when you might drive home from work and you can't remember even leaving work. This is why you must put in hurdles that cause you to pause and wake up and think, like blocks on your phone so you can't access the apps, a new phone number, or cases where you lock your phone up at night. That small measure to interrupt the subconscious pattern can make all the difference.