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Attachment Styles and Chemsex Addiction
There's something so exciting about the texting dance that occurs after you match with someone from a dating app (at least the ones who are able to carry on a conversation).
I guess you could say it's the modern version of "courtin'."
I used to love sharing and learning with new matches. At one ...
Apr 24, 2025
addiction
attachment style
crystal methamphetamine
lgbtq
recovery
Wake Up and Take Control
Most of this world is asleep.
Wake up. Scroll. Gym. Work. Scroll. Netflix. Sleep.
What a life.
The average person who grew up in suburbia, graduated from college, was employed by a corporation, married, had kids...
I often wonder how they could ever know what it's like to smoke a bowl of meth a...
Apr 21, 2025
crystal methamphetamine
lgbtq
meth
recovery
What does it mean have Integrity?
As a military brat, I grew up in trailer parks along the coast of North Carolina.
Instant neighborhood of other military brats.
A huge fenced-in playground was in the center of one of the parks. I remember playing there until the "street lights came on," the universal Gen X sign that it was ti...
Apr 07, 2025
addiction
crystal methamphetamine
integrity
lgbtq
recovery
How to Create Boundaries in Your Recovery
Today, we're diving deep into something that many of us have struggled with throughout our lives long before crystal entered the picture - boundaries.
Not just what they are but how they become the foundation of a life worth staying present for.
"What you into?"
Dear lord, how many times have...
Mar 03, 2025
boundaries
crystal methamphetamine
gayandsober
lgbtq
recovery
That Time I Stole From Best Buy.
I loved shoplifting.
Toward the end of meth use, stealing was the only high I enjoyed.
The euphoria sweeping my body as the Target cart crossed the threshold was invigorating.
The adrenaline rush from getting out with a pile of goods tided me over until we could score.
And the only way to sco...
Feb 10, 2025
chemsex
crystal methamphetamine
meth recovery
pnp
recovery
tina
Meth Recovery Made Simple.
The most frequent question I'm asked through my DM's is: How did you do it?
How I broke free from daily IV use of crystal meth could be a layered and complicated answer. But it isn't.
I chose the path of least resistance. I set up my life so that there was no room for choice.
From the day I s...
Jan 07, 2025
addiction
lgbtq
queer
recovery
sobriety
She Almost Lost Her Son to Meth Addiction
"Anyone with six months clean?"
It was key tag time at the Narcotics Anonymous (NA) meeting.
I looked proudly at my royal blue prize and hugged a few necks.
Before I sat down, someone asked me to share what's been working for me.
I replied, "Psilocybin and Ayahuasca ceremonies have both changed t...
by Dr. Dallas Bragg —
Dec 28, 2024
addiction
addiction recovery
recovery
How Many Masks Are You Wearing (aren't you tired?)
Noticing my hand visibly trembling, I gripped my pen and squeezed. I could feel my chest pounding, too. A bead of sweat plingo-ed down my spine.
Using my periphery, I strained to catch any sign that the person next to me at the boardroom table noticed my body language.
I adjusted my position in t...
by Dr. Dallas Bragg —
Dec 28, 2024
addiction
addiction recovery
chemsex
recovery
Cold Full Moon: Keep Your Guard UP!
I've braced myself for panicked phone calls, emergency texts, and disappearing clients.
I see an uptick in relapses in my clients every time a full moon hits on a weekend. Don't be a part of this statistic.
The Cold Full Moon is approaching, reaching its peak on December 15th, and with it comes a...
by Dr. Dallas Bragg —
Dec 28, 2024
addiction
addiction recovery
recovery
Tantra Over Tina: Rediscovering Sex and Intimacy
When Tina spit me out on the other side of active addiction, I felt gutted.
Emotionally, physically, spiritually, mentally, financially, and especially sexually.
I was the husk of the man I was, completely hollowed out as if by a gigantic excavator that carried my identity away.
My entire beingne...
by Dr. Dallas Bragg —
Dec 28, 2024
addiction
addiction recovery
recovery
Creative Expression in Recovery
The day of my last 'job' as a sex worker.
I drove home to a house full of unpacked moving boxes.
Standing there, my body seemed to deflate in relief.
I did it.
Four months prior, I got out of jail, homeless, and began my sober journey.
The kids and I needed a home. With an eviction and four felon...
by Dr. Dallas Bragg —
Dec 28, 2024
addiction
addiction recovery
recovery
Let's Add Altitude to Your Gratitude
Who was the person who introduced you to crystal meth?
I'll bet every detail surrounding those circumstances is permanently etched into your memory bank.
I've re-lived that faithful Sunday afternoon so many times.
What if I had said no?
What if I hadn't been on Grindr?
What if I had sought help i...
by Dr. Dallas Bragg —
Dec 28, 2024
addiction
addiction recovery
recovery
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