What’s up?
It’s Emile Ennis Jr. here with Clevver News and Miley Cyrus just got real with fans about
how she recently "fell off" her sobriety during the ongoing pandemic.
This year has been extremely challenging for a ton of reasons and it’s taken a huge toll
on so many people’s mental health.
Miley Cyrus opened up in her new interview with Apple Music’s Zane Lowe about how the
events of this year have impacted her and her sobriety.
And before we get into everything Miley talked about, I just wanted to issue a quick trigger
warning that we will be discussing substance abuse and sobriety, so please only continue
watching if you feel comfortable doing so.
Back in June, Miley revealed to Variety that she was six months sober and admitted that
while she's happy with the decision, it was not an easy transition for her to make.
At the time she said quote, “it's really hard because, especially being young, there's
that stigma of 'You're no fun.’
… but the thing that I love about it is waking up 100 percent, 100 percent of the
time.
I don't want to wake up feeling groggy.
I want to wake up feeling ready.”
In her new interview with Zane Lowe, Miley was honest about where she’s at with her
sobriety now.
In the interview Miley and Zane talked about everything from her new album Plastic Hearts
to relationships to her recent relapse amid the pandemic.
Miley talked a lot about her anxiety and the voices/self talk in her head that are not
helpful to her being present and living her best life.
“I mean I think especially just my experimentation we’ll call it with drugs with alcohol, I
mean all of that was just me sometimes I guess wanting to excuse them and allow them to run
wild.”
She continued on and revealed that abusing substances has always been an unhealthy escape
of hers.
“Getting messed up was a way of me allowing myself to do things that I never really would
allow, but those voices took control.”
But Miley explained that her life has been truly changed by embracing the concept that
she’s not the voices inside her head.
Instead, she’s just observing those negative voices and that detrimental self talk.
But even along her journey to sobriety and healing, she’s had some bumps along the
way.
Over the past year or so Miley’s lost her grandma, gone through a divorvce, and her
house burned down all while handling a pandemic.
And that hasn’t been easy on her.
She said quote, "Well I, like a lot of people, being completely honest, during the pandemic
fell off.
And I would never sit here and go, 'I've been f---ing sober."
I wasn't, and I fell off and I realized that I now am back on sobriety, two weeks sober,
and I feel like I really accepted that time.”
Miley added that a phrase she used to not beat herself up during this time was quote,
“Don't get furious, get curious.
So don't be mad at yourself, but ask yourself, 'What happened?'”
She went on and explained why she "didn't choose to make a statement" after she broke
her previously announced sobriety.
Miley said quote, “To me, it was a f--- up because I'm not a moderation person, and
I don't think that everyone has to be f---ing sober.
I think everyone has to do what is best for them.
I don't have a problem with drinking.
I have a problem with the decisions I make once I go past a level.
… I've just been wanting to wake up 100 percent, 100 percent of the time.”
Miley didn’t want to cause concern because she tells Zane that it’s always her disciplined
decision when she goes in and out of sobriety.
She said quote, "I'm very disciplined.
That's why it's never easy, but it's pretty easy for me to be sober or in and out of sobriety
because it's like the day I don't want to f---ing do it anymore, I don't.
The day that I do, I do.
You know?
But when I don't want to, it just is.
I'm just very disciplined.”
Miley also reflected on the importance of being sober during her 27th year of life,
the age when stars like Kurt Cobain, Amy Winehouse, Jimi Hendrix, and Janis Joplin died after
struggling with addiction.
She said quote, “Twenty-seven to me was a year that I really had to protect myself.
That actually really made me want to get sober because we've lost so many icons at 27.
It's a very pivotal time.
You go into that next chapter or this is it for you.
I just feel that some of the artists that almost couldn't handle their own power and
their own energy and their own force.
It's an energy.
I, no matter what, was born with that.”
And we’re just glad that Miley is doing what’s best for her and has been taking
the time this year to prioritize both her physical and mental health.
This year has been a tough one and we’re certain that Miley sharing her story and her
struggles so honestly will help others.
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I’m your host Emile Ennis Jr., bye guys!