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

Sexual Healing in Recovery #recoveryispossible

22 Sept 2024 · 1 min

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In this recovery talk, the speaker explains that crystal meth becomes neurologically linked with sexual arousal, causing men in early recovery to experience a loss of libido they label the "incubation period." During this phase, the brain must be re‑programmed because the sex drive will eventually return, often with intense cravings that can trigger a relapse to meth use. The speaker recommends proactive practices such as mindful masturbation and sexual transmutation—consciously redirecting sexual energy toward sober activities—to retrain the brain to associate sexual pleasure with sobriety rather than meth. These techniques aim to rebuild a healthy sexual template and reduce the risk of relapse when libido resurfaces.

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When you take the meth away, you take the sex away. Because when you did meth, it fused with sex, and now your brain thinks the two go together. This is what makes crystal meth recovery different than other drugs. So most men in early recovery are going to say, my sex drive is gone. This is the period that I like to call the incubation period. This is when you, even though you don't feel like you have a libido, need to begin to rewrite your sexual template. 'Cause guess what? You're a man. You're a sexual being. Your sex drive is going to come back. And when it does come back, it's gonna come with a vengeance. And guess what that brings with it? A lot of urges to use meth. So in that first part of recovery, that's when you start doing mindful masturbation. That's when you start doing sexual transmutation, moving that energy around and using it for something else. Start to retrain your brain to associate sex with something sober that turns you on.