Lucy Hale is getting actual about her sobriety.
While showing on Thursday’s episode of The Diary of a CEO podcast, the Pretty Little Liars alum opened up about her struggles with alcoholism through the years:
“I’ve been working on getting sober since I was 20 — I’m 33. It takes time. It took time, and it took patience with myself.”
Lucy admitted that her “problem” has now really spanned practically 20 years, telling host Steven Bartlett:
“I’ve had an issue from my very first experience drinking, which was like, age 14. Up until a year ago, I have had a problem.”
Wow — SUCH an early age to start out up! No marvel she wasn’t prepared. Makes you unhappy for all of the little one stars whose environments cultivated such dangerous habits.
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The Fantasy Island actress described her consuming as being problematic proper from the beginning:
“I’ve never had a period of my life where I was a normal, moderate drinker. It was always, ‘Let’s go.’ I was willing to go to this crazy dark place every time.”
So scary… She continued:
“My brain doesn’t work the same way as someone who can just have a glass of wine. It always wants more. It’s craving that feeling.”
The Truth or Dare star did, nonetheless, want a change, however for a very long time tried to take action for the flawed causes:
“I tried to change for boyfriends, I tried to change for my mom, I tried to change for my career, I tried to change for vain reasons — ‘I’ll look younger and look skinnier. I’ll stop drinking for that.’ One of my best friends died of alcoholism and that still didn’t make me want to get sober. None of that s**t works. Alcohol isn’t the problem. The problem is this feeling inside of me.”
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She known as her previous methods, “incredibly self-destructive and self-sabotaging,” including:
“I just held on to that belief that the real Lucy came out when she was drinking. It also quieted my mind… my brain just doesn’t shut off and it’s exhausting. I was a textbook binge drinker, blackout, wouldn’t remember what I did or what I said, which is scary.”
However, as we reported final week, Lucy has since turned a nook, and simply celebrated one 12 months of sobriety! She wrote in an Instagram publish final Wednesday:
“On January 2, 2023 I celebrated one year of sobriety. While this journey has mostly been private, I felt compelled tonight to let anyone who is struggling know that you are not alone and you are loved.”
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Absolutely unbelievable! After such an extended journey, we’re so glad Lucy has been in a position to keep on with sobriety this time! The star went on to name her present state of well being “freeing,” and “liberating,” including that she “deserves more out of this life.”
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