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’s been your experience with anger in recovery? Tell us about your experience in the comments!

18 Jun 2026 · 1 min

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In this short monologue, Dallas Bragg advises individuals in recovery on how to handle intense anger safely and constructively. He emphasizes the need for a trusted, calm witness—such as a coach, therapist, sponsor, or friend—who can listen without trying to fix or correct the anger. By voicing anger aloud to this non‑judgmental listener, the emotional charge diminishes, turning the feeling into manageable information. Bragg cautions against acting on anger while it is still hot, recommending isolation or stepping back from potential targets (e.g., dealers, friends who introduced substances, family members) until the heat has subsided, after which the person can address the issue more thoughtfully.

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Find someone who can witness you. Not somebody who's going to fix you, not somebody who's gonna give you all the answers. Somebody who can hear the rage and not be afraid of it, not correct it. Hopefully a coach or a therapist, somebody, a sponsor, a trusted friend. The anger needs to be witnessed, held in a container. Anger spoken out loud to a calm witness loses a lot of its charge, its voltage. It becomes manageable, becomes information. Express. Just stay away from the targets while you're not— while you are processing this. So you may have to reserve yourself. You might have to isolate. You might have to step back. Do not text your dealer. Do not confront the friend who introduced you. Do not blow up at your family. Move that anger out of your system first. Then there's still something to say. Once that heat has dropped, you can say it.