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

Planning Your Day for Recovery

19 Feb 2026 · 1 min

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In this brief monologue, Dallas Bragg, a chemsex recovery coach, explains that visual inputs such as news, social media scrolling, pornography, video games, and TV shows can act as chemsex triggers, especially during the nighttime "danger zone" before bed. He advises that individuals should avoid consuming any stimulating visual media for at least an hour before sleep to prevent brain activation that may lead to cravings or using dreams. Bragg emphasizes the importance of analyzing and planning one’s daily routine to stay clear of these triggers and maintain recovery.

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Here is a chemsex trigger that's hiding in plain sight. Hi, my name is Dallas. I'm a chemsex recovery coach. A lot of guys don't understand that what they take in through their vision matters. News, scrolling on social media, pornography— those things can be triggers for chemsex just like anything else. And not that you have to stay away from those things or what you watch on Netflix. It's all in when you do it. Because we know if you've been involved in the chemsex world, when is your biggest trigger time, your danger zone? Nighttime, before bed, or in the middle of the night. You want to make sure that at least an hour before bed that you are not taking anything in. You're not ingesting anything like news, pornography, video games, TV shows, things like that. There's something about that activation in the brain that can lead to a Chemsex craving, a Chemsex trigger, a using dream. Sometimes you really have to dig deep and analyze how you plan your day in order to stay away from those triggers.