Dallas Bragg, a chemsex recovery coach, argues that hookup apps like Grindr are paraphernalia for drug use, not just chat tools. The dopamine hit from the app itself fuels the cycle. He says delete it today, or block access, and asks viewers to share if they're still scared.
All right, you told yourself you kept Grindr just to chat. You told yourself there's no other way to meet men. There's just no other way to meet anybody. Hi, my name is Dallas. I'm a chemsex recovery coach helping men who have sex with men. And you know what? You also told yourself you weren't going to use. And how did that work out? The apps are the front end of the chemsex machine. You know this. Either the front end or the accelerator. I know this. The algorithm knows this. Everybody knows this. It's not sending you guys who want to grab coffee, okay? The lie isn't, I'm just chatting. The lie is, I can have one foot in and one foot out, and you can't. The app is the first hit, the dopamine before the dopamine. It makes you high before the high. It's a foreplay before the relapse. And if you're serious about recovery, the apps must go. Not in a month, not when you're ready— today. The phone is paraphernalia, as we've heard from chemsex experts all over the world, including Mel McCracken. I'm going to Give her credit every time. Give them credit every time I say the phone is paraphernalia because that's where I got it. Mel McCracken. Anyway, treat your phone like a pipe, like a needle, like a baggie. It is. It must be scrubbed. It must be removed. And if it can't be removed, then don't have access to the apps and the sites that get you to use. Okay. Comment gone if you have deleted them. Comment scared if you haven't yet. And let's talk about it.
