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

What helped me get sober. #sober #sobriety

21 Mar 2024 · 1 min

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In this brief video, Dallas Bragg shares the pivotal insight that transformed his sobriety journey. He argues that addiction is not fundamentally about a substance or behavior, but about an unmet need for fulfillment that stems from childhood experiences of lacking acceptance, approval, and attention. Recovery, therefore, is framed as a process of reclaiming what was taken from us, shifting the focus from the substance to the underlying emotional void. Bragg encourages viewers to ask themselves what they are seeking to fulfill rather than why they are addicted to a particular thing, and offers further help to those interested.

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Hey, so here's the huge epiphany that made the biggest difference in my own sobriety journey. It's when I realized I am not addicted to the substance or the behavior. I am addicted to feeling fulfilled for the first time in my life. I am addicted to finding a way to get what was taken from me back as a child temporarily. What was taken from me? Acceptance, approval, Attention! Recovery is taking back what was stolen from us. We recover or reclaim ourselves. So when we keep asking, why am I addicted to blank? We are asking the wrong question and possibly blocking our healing altogether. This keeps the focus on the substance itself, not the behavior that lies underneath. So the question is, what am I seeking to fulfill that's been missing from me? If you want more help with this, let me know.