Lucy Hale on her sobriety

[therearewords]

#PLL star Lucy Hale opens up about her life-long struggle with alcohol, saying she blacked out when she first drank around age 12. https://t.co/Mxmp1xZ0Rv
- Entertainment Tonight (@etnow) November 2, 2023
- On podcast "Call her Daddy

Comments

[kimda]

I’m really really really scared this is going to happen to my nephew. He has no idea how much addiction runs in his family and I know he and his friends are drinking. THIRTEEN YEARS OLD. All I can do I let him know he can come to me no matter what and I’m not going to try to hurt him or tell on him or make him feel ashamed. He’s already come to me about something once (vaping 😭) so I think it’s helping him to know I love him unconditionally and I won’t ever judge or shame him.

Congratulations to Lucy for her sobriety and I wish her the absolute best in her journey with it ❤️

[zibbydoo324]

My nieces are getting to that age where I gotta start stressing that I’m their safe space. My sister was wiiiiiild and I was the opposite. The older one seems younger so I think she won’t do anything for a while. The younger one though… I could see her being a handful queen bee type but then she also likes doing her own thing.

[kimda]

Phew being an aunt is like being a secondary parent sometimes, I swear 🤣

[curlycutie016]

I think also being the voice that asks the non-judgmental question of 'why do you feel like you need to drink?' is good too. because when you're a kid you don't think like that. instead it was me as a grown adult asking myself that question when I started having that 'god i feel like i need a drink' feeling regularly and doing that was enough to make me pause, think and decide to do something different.

[kimda]

I love that, so much. That’s a really brilliant way to get someone to pause and think about why they’re doing what they’re doing and I think for him, it’s anxiety, depression, ptsd, and then added peer pressure. He hangs out with older kids. When we have another conversation about it, I’m going to approach him with that question. Thank you so much for your insight!! 💜

[curlycutie016]

all the best! and I think sharing that you too can have those feelings of pressure or anxiety and wanting to decompress also helps the other person know 1) their feelings are valid and 2) they aren't alone with the feelings either.