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!

30 Aug 2026 · 1 min

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In this personal monologue, the speaker shares insights from their chemsex recovery journey, noting a marked increase in ADHD‑related symptoms such as overstimulation and a heightened need for soothing behaviors. They realize that while they never consciously used substances to dull emotions, the drugs they used unintentionally muted feelings, a effect that became apparent weeks or months later. The speaker emphasizes that sobriety and recovery require a long‑term perspective: quitting chemsex will initially feel worse, with a painful dip before any improvement. Trusting the process and accepting the temporary hardship are presented as essential advice for anyone considering stopping chemsex.

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ADHD shows up a lot more, which I wasn't even aware of, like how easily I get overstimulated and things that I would use to soothe me. All these things that I was like, God, and I guess I never really felt that I used any substance to mute my emotions. But using substances as a side effect does mute your emotions. And it's not necessarily in that moment, you'll start seeing it a few weeks, a few months down the line, you're like, Fucking hell, like, I didn't expect that. Like, and you're like, whoa, this actually— yeah, I can't explain it. But it really is, unfortunately, with all sobriety and all these journeys with recovery, you have to learn to play the long game. And that's what it is. Like, you know, as we mentioned earlier, telling someone to stop engaging— well, someone making the decision to stop engaging in chemsex, the reality that you need to tell them is it's going to be really shit for now. It's gonna get worse before it will get better. And I think it's having that trust in the process.