Dallas Bragg runs a group coaching program for gay men in the chemsex scene. Men from Eastern Europe, the South, New York, and LA connect instantly despite language barriers because the subculture is universal. He credits 70-80% of the program's impact to 24/7 Zoom rooms where members feel seen and heard.
You know what's interesting is in my groups, my group coaching, I'll have someone from Eastern Europe, I'll have someone from southern West— southern United States, I'll have someone from a big city like New York or, um, LA or something like that. And one thing is, is that no matter where you've participated in chemsex on the earth, you You instantly relate. You instantly know exactly what that other person has gone through. You don't even have to speak the same language, because chemsex is chemsex, no matter what. Now, there might be different words for it and different abbreviations, but we all do the same things. It's the same chemical. We're all facing the same challenges in our community, the same loneliness, the same isolation. the same need for approval and validation. Like, no matter where we are as gay men on this planet, there's one thing that we have in common, and there's one thing we're doing in common, and that's creating a chemsex subculture. That's why the Zoom rooms are so, so popular too, is that you're instantly connected with men all around the world 24/7. But also, wherever you are, And however you feel, you can know that you can be seen, you can be heard, and that you can have an instant community of men who understand exactly what you're going through. And a lot of them have come through, come out of it. To be honest with you, that's probably 70%, 80% of my program. The effectiveness of it is you connecting with other men around the world who know— can relate to you 100% right away. So please know that you're not alone. And if you're interested in joining one of my groups, just comment the word group below and we'll send you the application.
