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

Understanding the recovery process #recoveryjourney

18 Oct 2024 · 1 min

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In this reflective monologue, Dallas Bragg frames addiction recovery as a pendulum that continuously swings between darkness and light. He argues that human experience is inherently non‑linear; each victory and moment of enlightenment in recovery amplifies the momentum that carries a person back into darker periods of guilt, shame, relapse, isolation, depression, and fear. Bragg emphasizes the importance of consciously sowing the insights gained during the light phases into the dark ones, appreciating the contrast between them. By staying mindful of this cyclical process, individuals can navigate the swings with greater self‑awareness and resilience, using the lessons from each state to inform the next.

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Listen, addiction recovery is a pendulum that swings from darkness to light. In fact, our entire lives follow that format. We aren't linear beings. The more victories you face, the more enlightenment you experience in your recovery pulls you further into the light, which means you will swing with even more forceful momentum into the dark. And you will go farther in. Our role is to sow the learning we receive while in the light into the darkness experiences and to be sure to appreciate the contrast of both. In other words, when we are in the darkness— the guilt, the shame of relapse, the separation from family and friends, the depression, the fear— the darker the experience, the more we will appreciate the light. The goal here is to stay mindful that this is the process, to ride the pendulum in a state of self-