Kris - Substance & Alcohol Coach 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ | 🏆 10yrs, 2000hrs
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Kris - Substance & Alcohol Coach 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ | 🏆 10yrs, 2000hrs
@thesubstancecoach.bsky.social
🦄 Helping lgbtq+ people with substance, alcohol & chemsex 💊🍸🍆
🦸🏼‍♂️ Queer Recovery Coach
🌍 https://linktr.ee/substancealcoholcoach
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#sobriety #chemsex #drugs #alcohol
https://substancealcoholcoach.com
1st up: #Tinder 🔥 #appsforfriends

Haven’t used it in years and wow it’s gotten so complicated 🤪

Got a free 'plus' sub but constant upsells/ads/boosts are exhausting.

Lots of users... feels like few are actually looking for “New friends”. Despite >50% of profiles saying it 👯

Updates tba in 🧵 ⬇️
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December 4, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Just found out my new gym got voted the "Gayest cruisiest gym in Europe!" But I'm yet to test this out.

The spotlights are so bloody bright... 🔦 I think I actually do need sunglasses tho 😎

So i take back all this stuff ⬇️
Sunglasses in the gym again 🙄 🇪🇸

Oh my… it’s happening in another country 🤦🏼‍♂️

#vacation #sunglasses 😎
December 4, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Morning all 🫡

Trying a little experiment.

I’m living in a new EU city ☀️ where I know a few but not many people, so I’m testing apps like Tinder, FAM & Hinge for making queer friends.

I’ll share how it goes and whether they’re actually worth it. Also doing offline stuff too!

So stay tuned ✌🏼
December 4, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Your friendly reminder that if Dance Pop is not your number 1 genre on Spotify…

You are in fact not gay 😆🫶🏻🏳️‍🌈

#Spotify #Wrapped2025 #Wrapped
#Gay #DancePop
December 3, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Morning... Happy hump day all! 🐪 ✨

"My Hump... My hump... These lovely Midweek humps!"

#HumpDay #MyHumpsEnergy #Wednesday
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December 3, 2025 at 9:57 AM
As someone who used to work in online dating. This is 💯 true. Apps are only geared towards subscriptions 💰 📈

"Dating apps don't see members finding their match as a positive – they are invested in continuing to search – so algorithms are loaded against us..."

www.independent.co.uk/life-style/d...
‘Expectations are too high’: Readers on why they’ve giving up on dating
Our community says modern dating has been warped by phones, apps and skyrocketing expectations – leaving people siloed, lonely and mistrustful, and making genuine connection feel harder than ever
www.independent.co.uk
November 19, 2025 at 12:10 PM
The lovely Ralf @realclearfetish.bsky.social was featured last night on a #BBC #Radio4 🇬🇧 10 years on documentary on the risks of chemsex by reporter Mobeen Azhar for File on Four.

Take a listen 🎧

🔗 www.bbc.com/audio/play/m...

#bbcradio4 #fileonfour #chemsex #crystalmeth #ghb
November 5, 2025 at 1:50 PM
The weekend is coming! #humpday 🐫

⏰ Unstructured time is a key trigger for drinking & using.

📆 Start planning your weekend now. Visit a museum, start a new hobby, or catch up with friends for coffee ☕️

#drug #alcohol #sobriety #planning
November 5, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Morning all 👋🏼

Happy hump day! 🐪

Have a great ones (...with lots of humping)
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November 5, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Manchester, one of Europes largest prides, has just declared bankruptcy following issues with paying workers.

www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/whats-on/mus...
Manchester Pride goes into voluntary liquidation as event's future in balance
'We had hoped to be able to find a way to continue'
www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk
October 22, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Been a while since I’ve posted one of these

Super powers restored ✂️

Great “gritty city” background also.

#handsome #hair #gaypower #haircut
October 17, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Every other month PrEP jab for HIV prevention now available on NHS in England & Wales (Scotland already) for those where pills aren't appropriate.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
#HIV #PrEP #Gay #NHS #England #Wales
First injection to stop HIV approved
The shot, given six times a year or every other month, is an alternative to taking daily pills to protect against ever catching the virus.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 17, 2025 at 8:20 AM
So refreshing to hear UK politicians like @zackpolanski.bsky.social @carolinelucas.bsky.social being honest with the public on the war on drugs.

It has failed. A different approach is required to remove criminality, regulate supply, supervise, and treat users as a health issue - not a criminal one.
“The War on Drugs has failed… more people can get drugs more easily than they can order a pizza”

Caroline Lucas, former Green Party Leader, defends the party's policy to legalise all drugs, adding that regulation takes them “out of the hands of the criminal gangs”.

#Newsnight
October 16, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Favourite day alert 🚨

Whispers… it’s October 3rd.

💪🏼
It's October 3rd
October 3, 2025 at 12:26 PM
It’s Friday 🎉

Here’s a #FCF 🐓
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October 3, 2025 at 6:41 AM
Super sad that this iconic venue is closing. The face of Old Compton St has been changing for many years... but its a loss nonetheless
October 2, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Morning Friday people!

Not a guy in the gym wearing a PWR VERS t-shirt.

Love your work 👏
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September 26, 2025 at 5:57 AM
HUMP DAY KLAXON 📣

The weekend is coming! #humpday

A key trigger for using and drinking is unstructured time. So it's time to start planning the weekend... catch up with friends, go for coffee or time to start a fun new activity or hobby 🪡 ⛸ ⚽

#chemsex #sobriety #planning #hobby
September 24, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Morning all.

Happy Hump Day 🐪
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September 24, 2025 at 6:31 AM
It’s #MentalHealthMonday 🧠

Spent whole weekend supporting a friend who left a toxic 4-year relationship.

He texted this morning to say thanks... I’m so glad I could make his #MHM a little brighter.

A reminder that progress isn’t linear and sometimes growth means making hard choices.

Hows yours?
September 15, 2025 at 3:29 PM
I'd trust @zackpolanski.bsky.social over Corbyn/Sultana any day 💚

There's no place for transphobia in politics or as a means to target a minority to distract from wider societal issues 🏳️‍⚧️
September 12, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Morning furry people 🐺

Fursday is here! Have a great day all

#fursday #thursday
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September 11, 2025 at 7:24 AM
It's World Suicide Prevention Day 🎗

Suicide can be prevented! Your actions can make a huge difference.

Check in regularly on those who you think are struggling. Tell them they matter, and that you're here for them... as lives can be saved 🫡

#WSPD #WSPD2025 #WorldSuicidePreventionDay
#Suicide
September 10, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Morning Humpers 🐪

It’s Hump Day

#humpday
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September 10, 2025 at 6:21 AM