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By India McCarty
Paris Jackson recently celebrated six years of sobriety, reminding her followers of the challenges that come from getting over an addiction.
“Getting sober ain’t always the indication that life is perfect,” she wrote in an Instagram post. “a few years in it all got very very hard. for what felt like an eternity. and i didn’t have the same survival skills i was used to having to cope. i had to learn to live life on life’s terms.”
The daughter of pop star Michael Jackson shared that she suffered from “treatment resistant major depressive disorder,” as well as “CPSTD and OCD,” and told followers who might be experiencing similar mental health issues they are “not alone.”
“hang in there and if no one’s told you they love you today, i love you,” she finished.
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Jackson is open about her substance abuse issues and has been candid about the permanent effects drug use has had on her body. In a past social media video, she said drugs had “ruined” her life and given her a “perforated septum” that causes a “really loud whistle when I breathe through my nose.”
She has also shared how much better her life has become after ending her drug use.
While speaking at the 35th annual Friendly House Awards Luncheon last year, an event celebrating the Friendly House rehabilitation program, Jackson said, “Most of the service work I do is one-on-one. I don’t typically make a spectacle of it because my life simply depends on it and because it is also part of my spiritual foundation.”
“That being said, I’m really grateful to be a part of a movement that aligns so much with my higher purpose and the essence of my daily reprieve,” she continued. “Getting someone to develop conscious contact has easily been the greatest action I’ve ever taken and I pray that I can continue to help others.”
Speaking about her decision to get sober, Jackson said, “I didn’t just get my life back. I got a better one.”
“I say it’s funny, I feel like getting sober was kind of like getting into a car accident because everything I shoved in the back seat moved forward on impact and today I’m learning to navigate life on life’s terms,” she explained. “And along with those things that flew forward, I support any and all programs and foundations and organizations that work towards helping other women do the same.”
Jackson’s transparency about the ups and downs of getting over substance abuse problems is an inspiration to others who share her struggles.
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