Dallas Bragg contrasts active meth users with people in recovery. Active users stay isolated, dishonest, and hidden. People who stay clean communicate cravings daily, stay grounded, engage socially, and tell their recovery network everything immediately.
You're still living the life of a meth user. So if you think about what are the characteristics of a meth user? Non-responsive. Sometimes they text you back, sometimes they don't, sometimes it's 2 weeks later, right? Inconsistent. Here today, disappearing for 2 weeks. Isolates. Doesn't reach out, sits in the room, maybe they use in the room. They're dishonest. Lie about where they've been. What they've been doing. Hidden life. They have this hidden chemsex life that nobody knows about. If you want to stop using, you need to cross over into the characteristics of a non-meth user. Communicates. Communicates cravings. Communicates triggers. Communicates with somebody every single day, all day. They communicate, over-communicate. Daily habits. They have a consistent daily habit that grounds them into their recovery every single day. They're social. They make social plans all weekend, whenever the danger zone is going to be. If it's weekends or if it's weeknights, they are out there making social plans. They are transparent, honest about what they're feeling, when they're feeling it, And they will, as soon as they get a thought to use, they will make it known to everyone in their recovery network. And they're an open book, which means they're not hiding their location. They're not hiding what they're doing. They say, I am not afraid for you to know what I'm doing, where I am, and what I'm thinking, because it is always somebody who does not use meth. Where do you fall on this chart? Which of these characteristics are you still exhibiting, and how can that be contributing to your meth use?
