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

The AfterMeth Podcast #recoveryispossible

6 Dec 2024 · 1 min

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In this monologue from the AfterMeth Podcast, the host affirms that God understands the compounded challenges faced by queer individuals who also struggle with addiction and non‑conformity. He emphasizes that struggle is valid but insists there is a definite place and purpose for these people in the world, and that divine support compels them to return to their intended path rather than flee. The speaker calls for queer listeners to actively reclaim their relationship with whatever spiritual framework they hold, framing spirituality as a tool for resilience. He then highlights creativity—music, painting, writing, drawing, dance—as essential expressive outlets that can aid recovery and fulfill the responsibilities of being human.

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I think that, you know, God knows that it's not easy to be a gay person, to be a drug addict, to be a person who maybe doesn't fit in, who doesn't check all the boxes, who is a feeling, sensitive, creative person living in modern times, and that it's okay to struggle, but to know that there's 100% a place for us here and that we're needed here. And that God is not willing to let us just run away. No, no, no. You have to come back. You have to do the thing you're meant to do because it's part of your responsibility as a human being here. And to know that, you know, God's got your back. I think it's important for, especially for queer people, to reclaim the relationship we have with whatever spiritual beliefs we have. These are tools for us that were given to us. Our creativity, our music, our painting, our writing, our drawing, our dance.