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

Shift your perspective about addiction recovery. #soberpodcast

29 May 2024 · 1 min

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In this short monologue, Dallas Bragg addresses individuals struggling with repeated relapses on crystal meth. He introduces a vivid "burning house" metaphor, urging listeners to treat their current situation as an emergency where the primary goal is to extinguish the fire—i.e., achieve immediate abstinence. Bragg emphasizes that the focus should be solely on keeping the drug out of the system for a solid 30‑day period, which he frames as the time needed to rebuild trust in one’s thoughts, emotions, and actions. After this period, he offers to help explore the underlying causes that led to the addiction. He stresses that this is not a quick fix and requires personal effort and self‑love to stay away from the chemical for the full month before moving on to deeper analysis.

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Hey guys, good morning. I want to share a metaphor I've been using that's been helping some people who have contacted me who can't seem to stop relapsing on crystal meth. And that is that right now you are standing in a burning house, and that means that your goal is to put the fire out. And once it's contained and once the smoke has cleared, then you can start figuring out your What caused the fire. So what does this mean? That means right now the only thing you need to focus on is abstinence, keeping that chemical out of your system. Listen, it's going to take you 30 days to be able to trust your thoughts and your emotions and your actions. If you can love yourself enough to stay away from the chemical for 30 days, then you can come back to me. Then we can talk about trying to figure out how you got here in the first place. But put in the effort. It is not a quick fix.