Quality of LIfe
In this solo monologue, Dallas Bragg argues that the genuine measure of recovery from addiction is not the length of time spent abstinent, but the quality of life a person experiences. He outlines concrete questions that reflect this quality: being able to look oneself in the mirror, handling stress without reaching for substances, maintaining authentic relationships, sleeping without needing a “come‑down,” feeling joy without chemicals, and making choices aligned with one’s desired identity. Bragg contrasts a person who is technically clean for many days or years yet isolated, shame‑filled, and constantly battling cravings, with someone who may have used recently but is engaged in therapy, community, trauma work, and daily self‑choice. The core claim is that recovery should be judged by these lived‑experience metrics rather than arbitrary sobriety timelines.
