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 chemsex recovery? Tell us about your experience in the comments!

17 Jul 2026 · 1 min

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In this brief excerpt from a YouTube video, Dallas Bragg and an unnamed participant discuss the dynamics of chemsex recovery, focusing on how compulsive sexual behavior can function as a drug for individuals with dysregulated nervous systems. The participant describes a past pattern of seeking sex addictively, driven by negative reinforcement, feelings of inadequacy, and fear of rejection. Dallas reflects on his own transformation from that same insecure, reactive state to a more emotionally regulated and self‑accepting stance, noting how he now interprets others' insecurities without self‑criticism. The dialogue highlights the link between emotional dysregulation, insecurity, and compulsive sex, and illustrates a shift toward healthier emotional regulation in recovery.

There were times where I was going after sex more addictively and having more sex than when I was on drugs. The sex is the drug. That's what I was wired. Yeah, the escape, the negative reinforcement, all the things that my lower form of self, my dysregulated nervous system, loves. Rejection. I'm not enough. The way I used to behave is like, well, must not think very much of myself.
It's interesting to me To see the behaviors now from, from a more regulated, emotionally mature state where I am accepting of myself. Because I see these guys, if you don't answer them right away, that, well, what's wrong? What is it? That used to be me.
They're telling you their insecurities.
Right. That used to be me.
I would be like, what's wrong with me?
You mother— and then, and then get angry.