Working With Compulsive Use Of Hook Up Apps In Chemsex Recovery
Shame or judgement is not needed in the gay community. Rather than judging each other, It is more about developing a healthier relationship with modern technology. After all it never came with a safety manual.
We need explore what a gay mans sexual values our now they have a sober identity, while being transparent in our relationships with honest open communication about each others needs.
The compulsive use of apps use can most certainly be responsible for fuelling sexual compulsivity , while also being incredibly triggering for those gay men struggling with problematic Chemsex behaviours.
When working with gay men that are struggling with chemsex dependency .Exploring the dating app hygiene topic should be an essential part of the recovery planning process.
This explores in detail what a sober profile will look like. The client should have designed there own sober profile by the time they leave treatment. This includes a robust safety plan.
This will be for when they have completed a short period of sexual abstinence this is to let the neural pathways to cool off in order to allow sometime for defusing of the chemical and sexual side of the dependency