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  • Demi Lovato In Mourning After Friend's Death: "Addiction Is No Joke"

    Demi Lovato In Mourning After Friend's Death: "Addiction Is No Joke"

    An overdose survivor herself, the singer also encouraged her fans to seek help if they or someone they know is struggling with a substance use disorder.

    Demi Lovato posted a tribute to her friend Thomas last Wednesday after he passed away following a long struggle with addiction. The “Sober” singer revealed on her Instagram Stories that she was “devastated” by her friend’s death, sharing a black-and-white photo of the young man.

    “Please hold your loved ones tight. Tell them they are special and that you love them,” she wrote. “Make sure they know it. RIP to my boo @sirtruss.”

    An overdose survivor herself, the singer also encouraged her fans to seek help if they or someone they know is struggling with a substance use disorder.

    “Addiction is NO joke,” she said. “Heaven gained this beautiful angel last night because of that terrible disease. I’m crushed and will always miss you @sirtruss. If you or someone you know is struggling please know it’s okay to ask for help.”

    Sharing Her Own Addiction Struggles

    Lovato suffered a near-fatal overdose in July 2018 after years of struggling with addiction, bipolar disorder and an eating disorder. She spoke out on these issues and her overdose on social media in the following month, thanking her fans for standing by her while she fought to regain her health.

    “I have always been transparent about my journey with addiction. What I’ve learned is that this illness is not something that disappears or fades with time. It is something I must continue to overcome and have not done yet,” Lovato wrote in an Instagram post. “The love you have all shown me will never be forgotten and I look forward to the day where I can say I came out on the other side. I will keep fighting.”

    Living With Bulimia & Bipolar Disorder

    Around the one-year anniversary of her overdose, sources close to Lovato reported to People that she was doing well, focusing on her health and spending time with friends. This was just months after she blasted reporters for commenting on her “fuller figure” in spite of the fact that she had been previously open about her struggles with disordered eating.

    “I AM MORE THAN MY WEIGHT,” she wrote alongside a screenshot of the article.

    In August, it was revealed that Lovato will be returning to acting as part of the cast of Eurovision, a Netflix original movie and comedy centered around the European song competition. She will also have a guest role on the final season of Will & Grace. At the same time, she dropped hints that she’s working on her music and a new album is on the way.

    View the original article at thefix.com

  • Demi Lovato Inspired "Real Housewives" Star Luann de Lesseps' Recovery 

    Demi Lovato Inspired "Real Housewives" Star Luann de Lesseps' Recovery 

    The singer’s candidness about her recovery journey helped de Lesseps feel like she wasn’t struggling alone. 

    Luann de Lesseps is nearing 90 days of sobriety, and says one of her main inspirations is singer and actress Demi Lovato. 

    The 54-year-old Real Housewives of New York City star first sought treatment for alcohol use disorder in 2017, according to the Daily Journal. This was after an incident in which she was charged with “disorderly intoxication, battery on an officer/firefighter/EMT, resisting arrest with violence and threatening a public servant.”

    She pleaded not guilty to all charges. 

    Then, the Daily Journal reports, she again entered treatment the following year. 

    De Lesseps tells Access Hollywood that Lovato has been an inspiration when it comes to her own recovery. 

    “You know who’s really been inspirational also is Demi Lovato, because she’s been very public about her struggle and I think it’s important,” she said. “It’s kind of a private thing. But there’s a lot of celebrities at meetings, and so I don’t feel so alone.”

    Lovato has long been open about her own struggles with substance use disorder. In July 2018, after more than six years of sobriety, Lovato overdosed in her Hollywood Hills home. She was hospitalized and then sought treatment. 

    In the time since, Lovato has spoken publicly about the overdose and appears to be back on track with her recovery. On March 15, which would have been Lovato’s seventh sober anniversary, she took the time to speak to her fans via Instagram . 

    “Today I would’ve had 7 years sober,” Lovato shared at the time. “I don’t regret going out because I needed to make those mistakes but I must never forget that’s exactly what they were: mistakes.”

    “Grateful that AA/NA never shuts the door on you no matter how many times you have to start over,” she added. “I didn’t lose 6 years, I’ll always have that experience but now I just get to add to that time with a new journey and time count.”

    “If you’re alive today, you can make it back,” Lovato concluded. “You’re worth it.”

    Rough Couple Years

    In her interview with Access Hollywood, de Lesseps also noted that she has a sponsor and touched on some of the stressors in her life that may have contributed to her struggles.  

    “The last couple years [have been a whirlwind] — married, divorced, jail … It’s been a rough couple of years for me,” she told Access Hollywood.

    She added that she’s “at the end of the tunnel now.”

    “I can see the light now, it’s all good,” she said. 

    View the original article at thefix.com