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

When Tina Makes You a Puppet #addictionrecovery

19 Oct 2024 · 1 min

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In this monologue, Dallas Bragg introduces and explains what he calls the "puppet stage" of crystal meth addiction. He describes how an addict’s alter ego—formed from rejected and suppressed parts of the self—can seize control of thoughts and actions, turning the person into an autopilot that follows the alter ego’s urges (e.g., driving to a party despite not wanting to go). Bragg emphasizes that without active recovery work, this alter ego becomes the default decision‑maker. He argues that individuals deep in this stage need daily accountability from a therapist or a recovery coach to begin reclaiming agency and moving out of the puppet stage.

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There's another stage of crystal meth addiction that I call the puppet stage. This occurs when you've allowed your alter ego to completely take over your faculties. All of us crystal meth addicts have an alter ego. This is made from the parts of ourselves we've rejected, the parts of ourselves that we've suppressed. That alter ego is going to do everything to satisfy its needs. It's going to do everything to be noticed because you're putting it in the dark. What happens because we're not doing the work in recovery, this alter ego slowly takes over and becomes our default. So for instance, you are in the car driving to the party, but in your mind you don't want to go. There is somebody else controlling your faculties and driving you to that party. That is your alter ego. That's your default. That's your autopilot that you have allowed to take over. Over. If you're this far into your addiction, it's going to take some daily accountability from a therapist or a coach like me.