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

Separate from your phone. #addictionrecovery #sobermovement

12 Jul 2024 · 1 min

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In this video, Dallas Bragg addresses crystal meth users who fear a weekend relapse and proposes a bold, voluntary challenge: surrender your phone to someone else for the entire weekend. He argues that if you don’t choose to give up your phone now, rehab may force it upon you later. Bragg shares a personal turning point when he unexpectedly lost his phone, which forced him into solitude. During that weekend he turned to a notebook, nature, and deep self‑conversation about his addiction and potential relapse. He describes this forced isolation as a pivotal moment that strengthened his recovery, emphasizing that the true test of a person in recovery is their ability to be alone and feel content with that solitude.

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Hey, if you're a crystal meth user and you think you might relapse over the weekend, listen up. I have a radical challenge for you. This could be the weekend that everything changes for you. This could be the weekend, this could be the milestone of your recovery when everything changed. Give your phone away to someone for the weekend. No, seriously. I know you're going to say, that's crazy, that's not necessary. Well, if you don't do it now voluntarily, they're going to do it to you when you go to rehab. One of the best things that ever happened to me was I lost my phone. I was stuck by myself all weekend long, just me. I picked up my notebook. I went out in nature. I spent time talking to me, myself, my addiction, and my relapse. And that was a huge pivotal moment in my recovery. The true test of someone in recovery is that they're okay being by themselves, being alone, and they're happy with it.