Dallas Bragg describes the shame and disorientation of relapsing on crystal meth and methadone, then pivots to a direct call for help. He urges listeners to visualize a "perfected self" as a guide and take one concrete step toward recovery.
If you ever put dark sunglasses on and your hat down and did a walk of shame in the early morning, body shaking, just trying to get back to your bed as quickly as possible. If you've ever woken up with the terror of having been asleep after being up for days, not knowing what day it is, what time it is, where you're— where you are, and what responsibilities you're missing out on. If you've ever searched for a new STI clinic because the nurse in Everyone there knows you by face and name. If you've ever looked in the mirror and not recognized the reflection, if you've ever collapsed on the floor under the weight of shame, hopelessness, and overwhelm, you know what it's like to be trapped in this relapse cycle of crystal meth, methadone, Or monkey dust. You know the agony. You can feel it as you listen to me. And I want you to know you don't have to live that way. There is hope for you. There is healing for you. There is the greatest, brightest, most expansive life you've ever imagined on the other side of this. I want you to pick up the phone, Right now, call or text someone important to you and say, I need help. Your future is waiting for you. Your future perfected self is waiting for you with arms held high and wide, waiting to embrace you. Take one step today, whatever it is, one step toward that future. And know deep down in your core, I am done with this, and I will do whatever it takes to get there. Visualize that perfected self. Visualize that life. And may that be your North Star through any craving, any trigger, any despair, any sign that you're failing, any relapse. May that be what pulls you forward.
