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

[manu19]

This may be a dumb question but as someone that hardly likes alcohol (not even wine) and only a light Mojito here and there, do alcoholics truly LOVE the taste of alcohol eventually like „omg this pure vodka tastes amazing, just like ice tea) or is it more like „ugh I hate drinking it, it’s disgusting in my mouth“ but the body craving it is stronger. I just can’t imagine it tasting good, just like cigarettes (the passive smell it leaves on one’s clothes is already enough for me to not even try) like does a cigarette taste like sweets to chain smokers?? or again a matter of „my body NEEDS it but I actually hate the taste“

[bethmai]

Speaking as someone who drinks quite a bit (and needs to cut down - currently on that path), those first few glasses are delicious. But after that it's drinking for drinkings sake.

I used to smoke and again, it was always enjoyable the first few. But now I've quit I can't stand the smell of cigarette smoke - it makes me want to vomit.

[soul_amazinn]

Im not an alcoholic but this is an interesting question. My assumption is that it’s not the taste but the crave and addiction that feeling of high when you are drunk.

I’ve used alcohol as a way to de compress and eliminate stress as well as to overcome social events.

I don’t particularly like the taste of alcohol but I like the feeling that comes with it. Just feeling at ease.

I’ve never gotten blackout drunk but I’ve gotten wasted a few times.

Alcoholism runs in my family so I know my
limits

[pepsi_twist9]

I've never really had issues going to parties sober and I've never been drunk so I can't say whether or not being drunk is worth it but as someone who hates the taste of alcohol I never really got it. I don't know if I'm more sensitive to the taste but anytime I've had a "good drink" or a "you can't taste it" it's never been good. I can always taste it and even if the rest of the flavors are great it's immediately worsened by the underlying alcohol flavor.

[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.

[powerranger]

I haven’t had alcohol in 118 days! And on-top of that, normally if this happens it’s because I’m smoking weed to replace it, but I haven’t smoked weed since god probably like last year? And I don’t have healthcare so I haven’t taken any psych meds in a year. So for the first time since I was like 20, I’m basically 100% just me, myself, and I getting through life and my thoughts. I’m pretty sure the dozens of psych meds I tried over the years made me act and feel crazier/worse than I am. I haven’t felt this much like “me” in like 12 years.

Lucy is one of the main stories I think about to motivate me. A lot of the ways she’s spoken about alcohol are similar to my own views/struggles. I’m glad she’s doing so well and I enjoy and am thankful for her opening up about it.

[anterrabre]

you should be extremely proud of yourself. I hope everything works out for you.

[powerranger]

Thank you! I am pretty proud. Hoping to keep it up at least

[hardto_remember]

Congrats!! You’re doing great

[britty_stitches]

Good for her!
I actually had the opposite issue during Covid. I very rarely drank and it was always socially before Covid. After Covid I was full blown drunk most of the nights during our shutdown. Glad I was able to pull myself together after we opened back up.

[fieldofdreams]

Good for her and I wish her the best in the rest of her life, because I know it can be a struggle.

I've been sober since 2019 and my life has improved, but I didn't realize how much I became an alcoholic by using it as a means to self-medicate and cope after some terrible experiences and work environment. I look at pictures from then and I was always sloshed or posing with some alcohol. Like in my kitchen, there were so many bottles of wine; I was not using them for cooking.