Dallas Bragg, a chemsex recovery coach, explains that positive events like promotions or meeting someone new can trigger relapse just as much as crises do. The high-dopamine moments make people feel they deserve to use, so he recommends keeping safeguards in place and having people check in when life feels especially good.
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There's a trigger that we can miss in chemsex recovery, and I want to tell you about it. Hi, my name is Dallas. I'm a chemsex recovery coach helping men who have sex with men. Something that we often miss is the inflationary experiences that trigger us to want to use. Those could be meeting a really good guy who could be— who's husband material. It could be a promotion at work. It could be reconciliation with a family member. It could be anything. It could be anything in your life that feels really good and hot, and it Creates a high dopamine experience. That can be just as much of a trigger to use as something bad, 'cause we equate, oh, I lost my job, or I'm lonely, I'm isolated, oh, I broke up with my partner, whatever. Those get attributed to chemsex use all the time. But what about the good things? What about the milestones when you reach your 30, 60, 90? Those are big triggers too. So you want to plan ahead Have your safeguards in place and have your— be proactive. Have everybody on alert, especially when things look really good, because you're going to think, I deserve it. You're going to think whatever it is that your brain tells you to convince you individually that you should use, because the good parts of recovery can be just as triggering and just as dangerous as the bad ones. Be On alert. Be consistent with your daily actions. Be proactive and make sure all your safeguards in place, your apps are blocked, people are checking in with you. You are, you are safe as long as you can, because you never know when one of the good parts of life can make you use. All right. If you're interested in working with me, by the way, just comment the word group below and we'll send you information on our next cohort. Group.