The pandemic has been a hard time on everyone.
This especially includes those who have a history of addiction and substance abuse problems.
Just this past September, Dax Shepard admitted that he broke his 16 years of sobriety.
And now, Miley Cyrus has shared a similar revelation. Keep reading to see what the singer had to say.
She revealed that she had been "sober sober" for six months, as of June 2020.
Her path down that road came from doing some internal reflection and looking into her family's history.
Since her father, Billy-Ray Cyrus, grew up with divorced parents, he faced his own challenges of having to raise himself.
By looking into the past, she was better able to look towards a brighter future.
"So just going through that and asking, 'Why am I the way that I am?'"
But with that all behind her, the singer reflected on how there is a stigma that being sober equates to being no fun.
"It’s like, “honey, you can call me a lot of things, but I know that I’m fun," Cyrus said.
"I don’t want to wake up feeling groggy. I want to wake up feeling ready."
But sadly, in one of her most candid interviews to date, the singer revealed that she broke her sobriety during the pandemic.
She began by saying that the hardest part of choosing to be sober earlier this year was "the decision-making."
"When I want to do something, I do it and there's just no question about it. So, it wasn't as challenging as it can be for a lot of people."
"I am always truthful," Cyrus shared. "And a lot of people, their sobriety broke during this time."
She may or may not have been referring to Dax Shepard, who revealed he broke 16 years of sobriety in September.
She then said that her personal interest in her Instagram Live Show, "Bright Minded With Miley Cyrus" soon "wore off."
She had all sorts of guests on during this time.
But when it comes to her breaking sobriety, Cyrus said that she doesn't like to call it a relapse.
"I call it, I regressed," she explained, "because, it's really, for me, drinking hasn't been—that hasn't been my demon."
However, she's aware of the impact not being sober has made on her life, especially her relationships.
"It really, really affects my relationships," she said. "I'm not the best partner; I'm not the best daughter; I'm not the best sister. I can be a little unreliable."
We're so proud of the singer and wish her all the best on getting back on track!
Read the rest of the interview here.
h/t: Howard Stern
