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 depression in recovery? Tell us about your experience in the commen

2 Jul 2026 · 1 min

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In this candid monologue, Dallas Bragg recounts the profound personal collapse he experienced after transitioning from a corporate executive role to becoming unhoused. He reflects on the extensive damage to his relationships, the painful awareness of the version of himself he had become, and the years he feels he has lost. Bragg confronts the stark realization that the person his family prayed for is, in fact, himself, and he grapples with deep uncertainty about whether he can ever rebuild his life. He questions his capacity to become a different person, wonders if he can truly recover, or if he will remain a perpetual, incomplete version of his former self, expressing both fear and a tentative hope for change.

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I had no way to numb the enormity of what I had done to my life. I sat for the first time with the magnitude of falling from a corporate executive position to an unhoused person. I sat with the relationships I had ruined. I sat with the version of myself I had been, the things I had said, the people I had hurt, the years I had lost. I sat with the recognition That the man my family had been praying for was actually me, I was not sure I knew how to ever get back. I sat with the fear of what was on the other side of this. Could I actually rebuild all of this? Could I actually become someone different? Did I have it in me, or was I going to spend the rest of my life as a recovering version of someone who could never quite recover all the way?