Jamie Lee Curtis Opens Up on Her Drug Addiction and Recovery | The Story Of
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- Jamie Lee Curtis opens up about struggling with a Vicodin addiction for more than a decade early in her career. In February of 1999, she had a moment of clarity in the middle of the night that she says saved her life, and she started to take sobriety seriously after that day. Since then, she's been working hard every day to stay sober and keep recovering.
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“I see you” those words are scary when someone says that to you
Yep. It's like sneaking around in the dark and suddenly a helicopter swoops down on you and shines a spotlight on you and you're suddenly 'frozen'.
Joyce Hookimaw I know, it makes my hairs stand up
It's only scary when you are wrong.
The most bone-chilling, honest words.
J T not necessarily
“Show off business” , that stood out .
Rebecca Oprea I was about to comment this same exact thing
I thought she said that mistakenly but I saw another interview with her and she said it. I like that. 👍🏼
I heard that as well. So apropos!
No it’s not! She doesn’t need to show off, people. She is totally honest here...you negative thinking people.
heike kershaw heike kershaw apparently, what Jamie Lee said went over your head. Rewatch the video.
Damn that Brazilian lady had some balls talking to her like that.
R S No no it’s not that, it was more or less the fact that she talked that way to someone who was basically her boss.
If she had balls maybe shes a man🙂
Carl Woods a ballsy man she’d be
The Brazilian lady helped her. Addicts need to hear that I'm sure Jamie realises that
@@acidplays2997 here in brasil that's how we roll. The way we speak may be stern and may even be a bit rude, but it's out of true concern and honesty
I love how she says “I am in recovery, not recovered” because it’s so damn true for any addict. It’s everyday, all day, for the rest of your life.
I prefer the term recovered. It does not mean cured. You are recovered from a seemingly hopeless state of mind. The metaphor I like best to describe this is: if you get shot, and receive medical attention, etc. - at some point the doctor will pronounce you recovered, but this does not mean that you are now bulletproof. I respect everyone’s wish to see it as it suits and helps them best. For me, I use the word recovered. When I first got sober this wording fascinated me and I went down a wormhole on the subject
"One day at a time"
@@mansonsmom Its best to think of it like HIV/AIDS if that's the metaphor you're going for. It's an incurable disease. You have a disease, you get sick, and you get treatment. It can't be cured, you learn how to deal with it so you don't die. You recover from a headache, you don't recover from an addiction. It's with you for life.
@@EvanRockwell1
The definition of recovered doesn’t mean cured. You can be recovered and not cured. The terms are not mutually exclusive.
*And that is the truth!*
Addicts swear that other people can’t tell, but they can.
yeah that part about her feeling that no one knew she was an addict made me feel like a bad friend, because i knew a couple people that showed addictive signs and behaviors, but didnt confront them about it. oh well, too late now.
Thats not always true. There have been many cases where people ended up being addicts and nobody round them knew about it. Some people are better hiding it than others. Nobody knew with me until i openly said i stopped drinking so i wouldn't become a full fledged alcoholic. Nobody battered an eyelash because everyone here drinks heavily so i wasn't any different t them. Addictions can be easy to hide it just depends on whose around you and your current circumstances.
@@Alex-jd3bs or they all knew, but didnt confront you about it. that could easily be a possibility you know. dont let narcissism get in the way of reason and accountability.
then youll be a woman. lol
@@plewtz80 It's not narcissism at all, actually. They didn't know. Because no one pays attention. And in their eyes, I wasn't being u healthy at all. I would drink at the weekends with a family member and okay the Xbox. I never went out, I always made sure I had eaten something or was eating during and did all the responsible things I should have been doing when drinking. And since the only alcoholic in the family was my gran who was a raging drunk, me being very calm when drinking, never getting properly drunk and still going to school and behaving normally never set off any alarms. They literally didn't know. And let me clarify once again, I wasn't an alcoholic. I am not addicted to alcohol. I would have been if my behaviour continued, though. I got clarification just in time and stopped the drink that morning. Cold turkey. They was no withdrawals, no cravings etc because my body wasn't addicted to it. But I was going to be. In sober now and still want a drink every now and then but that's just because I liked to taste of whisky and to be in a country that makes such good whisky that I can't touch is sad. I'm not an addict and I never was, but I was GOING to be and I stopped just in time and that's the difference. No one knew because there wasn't anything to know.
@@plewtz80 Sounds like she surrounds herself with other alcoholics.
I have never lost respect for this woman and this made me respect her even more.
Me too.
Ikr. I didn't even know she was addicted. This is the first time I hear about it. But,that doesn't change how I feel about her at all. I always thought she was extremely good looking. She has a perfect body and she aged very gracefully. She is very beautiful and most importantly very smart woman. I like her very much
Call me
@White People Rule The World my number is 777-9311
Raquel F, absolutely well said 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾!!! I love her work!!!
1 year and 3 months clean from opoids and fetenyl.
First couple days were hell, first couple weeks was hard. First couple months were a challenge.
After the first year, pain is gone. You can't imagine how free you feel. Trust me. I cry of happiness almost everyday
That's amazing! Congratulations :) I'm 36 days sober from alcohol and I am thoroughly enjoying sobriety so far. This time is different. I'm sticking to it. I'm grateful
@@treemarie3080 Keep it up. If it was easy, this wouldn't be a topic.
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I love her brutal honesty. Addiction is a horrible disease. It doesn't care who it hurts or destroys. I have been in recovery 21years and it's One Day at a Time.
🎈Congratulations🎈
👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
😁🇨🇦✌
It's one moment by moment. Thought to thought. Day to day is way too long for me.
God bless you, stay strong ❤
She's a rabid zionist
this interview sobered me up and I'm not even addicted to anything.
Well good I hope you keep it that way m'dear...🙏💙
Yep lol
Damn, you REALLY have a problem. Love drugs, sepecially crystal meth, booze and sex ( not necessarily in that order). And only if the sex is really cheap. Whores are a fkn dime a dozen if they want to get high.
@@AlexaBellaMuerte yes lol see how much better you sound
Everyone has addictions. First step is acknowledging it, not pretending to be perfect
She's kinda eccentric, but also down to earth...? She's definitely an interesting person, and a great actress.
That’s the same I thought, but also I love her
Most eccentrics are all of those things!❣️
I agree, and I also love her.💟🌟💎
Why eccentric?
joey dunlop you never saw True Lies and Trading Places
She was great in the Halloween movies but could also play comedy role's like she did in Trading Places. 👍
I remember watching this when it first came out and was heavy addicted to painkillers aswel and i can remember feeling like she was actually speaking to me. Got sober July 12th 2020 and haven’t looked back.
🎉🎉❤
what an amazing story!
That's amazing. You should tweet her or DM her and let her know. Everybody wants to know that they reached somebody!
thats amazing! thinking about sending this video to someone i love.
You should be proud of yourself, keep it up
The fact that Jamie STILL remembers the name of the man who wrote the article about addiction from 1999 over 2 decades later is wild and reminds me why I love this woman.
she is a great speaker - it shows her intelligence.
I know it all. I know it all. Pride comes before destruction and a haughty spirit before the fall my dear.
I know it all. I know it all. Your name sums up your beliefs and personality
Never mind all the awards she earned as an actress...
I know it all. I know it all. wowwww
@I know it all. I know it all. she needs to NOT keep it to herself, she is a role model to people who are quitting drugs because you don't want people to do them do you, you judgmental prick
That’s amazing, I just celebrated my 7th year clean from heroin. I’m so happy there is a way out of the personal hell addiction gets you in..
Congrats Brother!!!
7th 🎉 congrats
Michael Cross congratulations!!
Happy for you too
Michael Cross Dude that’s amazing! Congratulations! We’re all very proud of you ❤️
God bless you Jamie Lee Curtis. I am also in recovery, having been addicted to Percocet and Xanax for 10 years. It took my, now, ex-husband taking my children away from me by getting an emergent order of protection against me. that I finally realized I needed help. Thank you for sharing your story.❌⭕️💗🙏
I drank everyday the last two years of my drinking career. I'm now 2 years and 4 months sober. My head has changed in that time in very deep and profound ways. Even my thoughts move in different way inside my brain. A paradigm shift by quitting drinking.
She is so honest and I love her for not going down the stereotypical route of so many other actresses and being proud of her grey hair and no plastic surgery.
The last time she had anything done was lipo before True Lies. She admitted it later and discussed body issues.
Shes aged very well.
yeah,she hasn’t been that honest for nearly 2 decades!
That’s what these drugs in our society produce: actors and liars💉💊🍾
shes definitely one of a very few female celebrities to do this. not going to say shes brave or whatever for making that choice, but she definitely has a brass pair of ovaries. wheres the True Lies version JLC? i miss that one.
@INFOMANIA X 😂
Jamie Lee Curtis is an extremely beautiful person.
Just like her mother, the beautiful Janet Leigh...
I wanna speak to the manager
She was deffo one of my youth crushes.
...and pretty, too.
boner garage
I watched Jamie on a catwalk one time, on tv. She stopped and said hello to a young boy doing a report for a school magazine. He got tongue tied. Jamie stopped him and told him to relax, get himself ready with his questions while she went to talk to some other people, then, she said she would come back and give him his interview. At that point, I understood what a wonderful person she was. Please stay well Jamie, you deserve it!
She didn't have to do this video but she did in the hopes of helping someone else. She's awesome.
And she does.
I’m crying because.. This is so real.. No bullshit. No fancy words. No jargon.. Just real words spoken by a beautiful feeling woman. Thank you Jamie Lee Curtis.. For your honesty ♥️👈🏼 x
Legends has it that amanda davis is still butthurt til this very day!
amanda shut up!! u sound angry and ignored!!
@@ranzazay5606 So you don't think there's something wrong with a person expressing sympathy for a man who raped underage girls and beheaded people?
So real? She's an actress! Dude she had millions of dollars to go to therapy, rehab, personal trainers etc. PS) She's got a movie coming out this month. Why do you think she's doing press now? I envy your naivety but it's time to grow up now.
Baftagirl London oh my god, culture of weakness. Who cares. It just trendy now to be an “addict” who cares... no different than booze. Big fucking deal.
About the most interesting person in Hollywood...she obviously has an intimate relationship with something called the truth.
The saddest thing about addiction is that each of us know we have to hide it from everybody else, thinking we are the only ones who cannot control ourselves. As long as we hide it, we will keep it. Once we realize that the only way to beat it is to expose it and we openly declare we are addicted, the process of healing and overcoming that addiction can begin. Mine was alcohol. 29 years of sobriety. Now, I spend my time helping and doing for those I love. I am no longer wrapped up in myself. Now, I am constantly thinking about ways I can help those I care about and the feeling is wonderful. I am alive at last!
👏👏👏❤️✌️😉
Yes alcohol is a drug and drugs are , symptoms or a symptom, ( using them)of addiction. One symptom of many.
I'm an alcoholic and I'm sober thank you Jesus.
religion is irrelevant
@@greengamerguy623 ; I'm not religious, I follow the Way.
Awww yes it seems Eric Lav is not familiar with the way
Praise god
There was no jesus and there is no god. Just fairy tales. Wake up.
She kind of seems like the eccentric, divorced aunt at holidays that keeps everyone entertained and feeling valued at the dinner table. I like her!
I wish i could feel valued.
@@2degucitas love yourself first. ♥
As a fellow eccentric, if that is how you perceive people like me, I am just glad you like us.
2degucitas Me too.
Kate W She only seems eccentric because she is personally very honest. Sadly that is so rare that she appears eccentric
And now she’s an Academy Award winner!
Congratulations Jamie Lee Curtis!
She has no Oscar
She's one of my favorite actresses and this is why...her honesty is so refreshing. Many celebs would never admit their 'human' side or they'd sugarcoat it. She meets it head on and tells it like it is...That's why I'm a fan.
Dido ❤😉
I love how she openly admits she would steal peoples vicodin.
@STAN DUPP what the fuck are you talking about dude? So because I think something is funny, I'm automatically a drug addict and a thief? Fuck man I cant believe that people like you actually exist in this world. Like how did you even reach this conclusion?
@STAN DUPP And you are what...an asshole? Walk in somebody else's shoes before criticizing. Actually, you have no right to judge anyone being as dumb as you sound; no one does.
Jesus8MyCrayons Man An addict will steal from ANYONE & EVERYONE
@@SueP-D I understand that for sure. But was confused on how that made me a "disgusting addict and thief."
Jesus8MyCrayons Man It didn’t 🤔🤔. Some people stupidly make that leap and then confront the “drinkers”
The more people come out and share their struggles, the more it helps those in pain.
+1000,00000
Spare me.. once a junkie, ALWAYS a junkie😩
@@christopherfritz3840 You obviously didn't read the comment correctly, or didn't understand!
@@scotabot7826 Huh?! Of course I understood AND your response to the "celebrity" spokesperson STOOD out. Rehash:
> 'What's her name' uses junkie as a description; commonly known as a urban vernacular for a unusually low form of drug abuser and invariably beyond help
> she then OPENLY admits her OWN pathetic behavior
> finally she quickly 'covers' herself with the typical progressive 😒 narrative ( that made your comment stand out!) that her PSYCHOLOGICAL.. pain🙄 was the.. cause of her... addiction 😭. MY understanding is summed up by my cynical reflection that really 'pain' has nothing to do with druggies. They are weak and parasitic persons who CHOSE their destruction and don't deserve ANY sympathy..
@@scotabot7826 agree
She's is always impeccably dressed and made up, and I love the fact that she's not trying to look twenty something. Classy.
in addition to her enormous and varied talents her insistence on not being a victim to plastic surgery really stands out for me. her relationship with the truth has always been interesting to observe. her recovery allowed it to heal and her statements here stand as proof. still, it takes courage to speak up.
Yeah because she's happily married and rich. She doesn't have to appeal to the younger people of the world. If you want to do that you have to do the rest because society is ageist
The best part of LOVING SOMEONE in RECOVERY, which "WAS" my dad, is you get back SOME of the LOVE that person was UNABLE to give at that time of his heroin "disease" since the 1950's. It took the birth of his 1st grandchild, not his kids, to be clean. IT WAS THE BEST 13 YEARS I had W my father. Better late than ever. HOW strong you have to be to combat THE DEVIL..RIP Dad 12/2/2008 ..Through it all I STILL TALK TO THE SKY AND LOVE YOU!
Wow that's amazing. Glad you finally got to know your dad and feel his love through his grand kids. He will be smiling down from heaven.
“I see you”... three words that have the most profound impact. Addicts think they can hide it well, but it just takes one person to say “I see you” to make an addict realise that their addiction is real and needs to be addressed. I’m so proud of you Jamie, you’re incredible ❤️
They're powerful words. No matter what a person is going through addiction, self loathing, feeling not good enough, trying to be as invisible as possible because they feel they're not worth the time for anyone. "I see you" can make a huge impact on oneself.
She truly is incredible. I've always admired her since I was a kid. This just lets me know why I've always liked her so much. She's just so damn cool 😎
She is so cool. Not for the drug addiction but because she owns her experience. She doesn't hide from it and she speaks up about it.
She does own her experiences, I saw some awards show where Jamie Lee called herself a “nepo-baby” because of her famous parents. Even in that, I think she may have helped somebody
Congratulations to everyone here who is recovered, recovering, and will one day find the voice and strength to overcome addiction.
Thank you for also including those of us, still suffering... idk if it is sadness.. or more so jealousy and envy.. or the absolute embarrassment of my brain fully understanding addiction on an intellectual level. And the concepts that recovery has very black and white requirements in order to maintain.
But yet I wake up, suffer, repeat.
Am I not LITERALLY , intentionally FAILING myself at this point ?
I would die a thousand deaths for my daughter, but realistically I've proven to her that she is not worth me living a single one .
Maybe I stay in this hell intentionally because this is what I deserve.. and I'm not writing this for someone to tell me I am worthy or to coddle me.. PS is it still an epiphany even if it is a terrible realization LOL and if anyone that knew me from high school sees this........mind your fucking business I'm doing great😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 and
I relapsed a month ago. I'm happy to hit a month sober, but it's so discouraging when you fall again. Even more when you think of all the people you look up to whose lives were cut short from addiction. Jamie Lee Curtis is one of my favorite actors and this is so encouraging to hear. It's easy to forget how many people recover, but the statistic makes me feel like i can do it too. I'm 18, I haven't permanently damaged my body, I almost choked and died one night; I don't want to be trapped by my apathetic lizard-brain wanting more chemicals. The feeling I get on a happy sober day is better than the feeling any drug can gove me. The worst day sober has nothing on my worst days downing pills. Sobriety's the only way to achieve inner peace, even if it's a hard path to walk.
You can do this. You can’t do this alone. Get a program and ask for help. We do this together
Hey! Dont beat yourself up! LEARN from your relapse, and share what you learned with others! You are just as good as everyone else, and, , I will tell you this- I beleive in you! it SURE IS a hard path, but, it's better than the other path!
shes inspires me everyday, ive been recovering from my pills addiction and am sober 8 months months today
Well done. You should be proud of yourself every day. ❤
Congrats darling, be strong and keep walking the new better path of your recovery 💓
Keep on going, Leah. Don’t look back. You got this girl xo
Congrats!! Keep up the good work!
👍👍👍🙏🙏🙏
We all got our drugs.... mine is food unfortunately... so much shame,pain and tears... all my respect to you Jamie for your raw honesty and courage:)
And I bet she would say to you, If I had a dog that looked like you, I'd shave its ass and teach it to walk backwards!
I can help you if you’d like. I’d lost over 50 pounds about 4 years ago and have stayed In great shape since. Also graduated with a degree in nutrition. Send me a message if you are open to it. Hope you’re doing well 🙂
Me too
@@MayorBrownn could I talk to you also pls?
The Self-Worth Habit Absolutely!
LivingCompassionate@outlook.com
Send me an email!
As a recovering addict, I had no idea Jamie was a recovering addict. I’ve always loved her but now I love her even more.
I give her respect here .talks about her struggles . Much respect here .we all struggle am glad she got sober.
very proud of her being so frank and honest about this.
jeff deathrage you’re weird for thinking this way, even weirder for saying it. It’s called empathy, you may want to cultivate some.
@@dewilew2137 Considering his username he's probably an edgelord trying to seem cool.
She's not Frank, She's Jaimie.
I havent had a pill since June, i almost overdosed. But i stopped because i didnt want to die.. Now time to start " adulting" again
Maria Garcia i’ve been 3 years clean from Oxycodone. It’s so hard to say no but the more you make a habit and commit to saying no and keeping yourself from it, it makes it easier over time. Recovering and staying clean is a choice and a commitment. You can do it if you really want it bad enough. Sending love and light your way. ❤️
Proud of you for having the strength to stop and be clean and getting up everyday to try.
euphoric amber proud of you also for making it this far and still making it every moment in choosing a sober life.
just a vegan thank you so much. 💗
Wishing you all the best! I'm so proud of you! ❤️ It's a new day, a new life!
I’ve had the joy of meeting Ms. Curtis and worked with her on a movie. Suffice to say, she kept it real! Great lady!💫
I landed her so randomly. The video showed up and since I like JLC I decided to watch. HEART. BREAKING. The part where she'd envisioned going to her friends funeral and hugging her kids tore me up! I mean bawling... 😢😭
I was addicted to 💊 but sober 6 years ..im so happy 😊every day is work but our choice ...i got help super blessed
6 years is so AWESOME! you go! I hope your friends and family are proud of you! 23 years from alcohol myself! It's such a journey!
@@4knewt505 23 years wow ! that is defentily great news! We have to want it ...Its a journey for sure !!! So happy to hear that there is hope for anyone no matter the struggle.
I had a horrible addiction to opiaties and it almost took my life. Praise God for being outed!!!!
Congratulations!
Congratulations!
May I respectfully ask how this happens? Is it from chronic pain? Or just the high? I suffer from chronic pain and doctors keep trying to give me pain killers but I’m so scared. At the same time though I’m tired of being in pain 😢
Ruth Salinas It gets rid of the pain and you get high basically you have a nice warm feeling like a blanket over you and everything around you feels like heaven
Ruth Salinas// I have a chronic pain disorder and took pain killers for it. Definitely try THC first if it’s possible for you. It’s less harsh on the body, less addictive, and can give you the exact same results.
If that doesn’t help, then I’d say ask your doctor about other low dose options.
Takes a lot of courage and strength to talk about this, I'm happy for her she's finally being honest with herself this will help many people.
I'm so proud of Jamie Lee for speaking out. I'm a huge fan of each of her parents and now of her's.
I overcame an amphetamine dependency. It was medically prescribed to me, and withdrawing from it was the worst physical experience of my life.
Sometimes I still crave it. I meditate and talk about it or write about it when I crave and so far, I have not relapsed.
Thank you Jamie Lee for bravely sharing your opioid dependency and recovery which will inspire others. I'm so proud of you and maybe will get to meet you one day 🙂
My husband died during adderall withdrawals. He took his life 😢 we were so deeply in love and he was the best daddy and husband for 15 years before becoming heavily dependent on it 2021. He wasn't the same.
Addiction sucks! Huge props to anyone who finds the strength and discipline to get and stay sober.
noneya bizness it does suck. More than words can say. Outing yourself is even harder. I know. Today, I have 618 days alcohol free (after 10+ years of lethal use daily)because I had a moment of clarity and called a hotline and stayed dedicated to my recovery.
www.samhsa.gov/find-help/national-helpline
noneya bizness anyone can do it. You just have to want to bad enough, for a long time. Plus you need to know that it’s possible and life gets better
“Vica-clock” I know I shouldn’t have laughed but I couldn’t help that one
It was a joke... obviously you are supposed to laugh
Hannah okay baby thx for letting me know:)
Not very funny
Same!
4.5 years since I quit drinking. She’s right about shame being the driver of this issue. When you are honest with yourself and the world, you are free. Sobriety is freedom.
Isn't it refreshing to see a beautiful, talented, articulate woman age with grace?
Can you explain?
@@marianaptks9933 Explain what?
Don't all women usually age with grace? I don't think it's "refreshing". It's normal.
@@marianaptks9933 No, not all women age with grace. Some have chemicals injected into their faces or cut them up to make them look younger.
@@Whippy99 Surgery is nothing to be ashamed of. Also, it's not your judgement to make. Life is not a competition. All women are beautiful and strong and are allowed to age how they want, because they owe you nothing. You're being misoginistic. Do better.
My son was “unresponsive” were the words I thought I’d never hear. Straight A’s, baseball, football, wrestling. He did it all. Almost 8 years since he has been clean from heroin. You can never escape a demon on your back. You can hide it from many people, even a mom, dad, gram, aunt. Stay clean, thank you for sharing.
It’s always healthy to have a good relationship with truth.
Colby, well now this is going in my quotes to live by book. Thank you.
Its the ass lickers who kill,,,TRUTH SAVES
@Harden Thicke You may eat them words on a terrible day
I have a U.K. friend who says She’s stingy with truth lol 😂
yes ....denying truth in ourselves slowly kills us. Doing and living to who we really are in the long run is best.
I'm also an an addict and in recovery. That's an amazing story of it!!
I was in love with Vicodin first, then when the doctors started taking that away, I turned to heroin. I have been clean for over a year. That was how my hell started.
Keep it up, Marly!
the most "real" person in Hollywood! honest,, intelligent, love her honesty!!!
Hello Deborah 👋, I hope you’re safe over there? I am Pollack Sharman from Key West Florida and you where are you from if I may ask?
I had no idea. Her honestly is admirable. We are only as sick as our secrets. God bless her
You have a holy name
Her bravery is inspiring.
I love Jamie. She has so much class and knowledge of the entertainment industry that can be passed on to so many up and coming stars.
Interesting and telling she calls it "show off business"
That word should go viral. 🙄
@@patr70 Please don't, Hotel California exists and American culture has enough of a pathetic greedy "bigger is better" NPD problem as is, and the world's heart just can't take it any more. Just stop.
@@PeterKnagge we are stronger than you think.
@@samson4965 Pathetic and I don't have time for this!
I LOVED that!
I love that she hasn't filled her face with Botox. Keeping it real while she looks...real.
She's talked openly about having botox, liposuction, and other various plastic surgery procedures
@@milky_quartz whoa if true
I think she looks better natural as most people do
@@jonesy2111 agreed! How nature intended!
Yeah well she's not interested in dating guys in their 20s or trying to stay relevant to that demographic, that's why older people are made to feel the need to alter their appearance somehow
I’ve met Jamie Lee Curtis twice and the last time 5 years ago which was 5 years before I tried drugs and eventually became an addict so this means so much to me while in my early stages of recovery and getting my life back.
Always loved Jamie Lee Curtis and I loved her now even more. She hasn't even been in any of my favourite movies of all time, but no one can deny her strong personality, talent and charisma.
I love how real and honest Jamie Lee Curtis is. She is wonderful.
I struggle everyday to not give into pills and stay healthy. This was real. Stay strong everyone!
I love her honesty and candour, part of being an addict is lying, to other people and yourself, you lie to others to convince them that there's nothing wrong with you and that you're coping in life, due to pride and self-image, you lie to yourself for much the same reasons and the fear that others might find out that you're not coping and need a crutch, admitting you're an addict frees you of the fear of discovery and humbles you in admitting that you need help, and that you appear to others as weak, it takes a lot of courage to do, but it is ultimately freeing and the only way to move forward and reclaim your life.
Jamie Lee bless you for this. Doctors can do incredible damage to people’s lives. A pain specialist who was also an anesthesiologist decided he wanted me to stop taking two meds post surgery. No detox plan no withdrawal just stop. You can’t just stop. I’m lucky I had the GP that I do. But you, Kristen Johnson, and Stevie Nicks got me through the worst of it. I wasn’t alone. I TiVo’d every interview, I read everyone’s bio. Every time you speak you give the gift of a lifeline.
I'd die to see her in person and listen to her talking, it's like a therapy. Such a wise strong woman!
I appreciate her honesty, she's one the few actors that seems so genuine. Five Vicodin's and wine is a dangerous cocktail. There's a difference between legitimate pain patients and pure addiction. It just bothers by the massive stigma now placed on pain patients due to others being addicted to it. I had to have a hip replacement(bone on bone had no choice genetic hip problem) last December it failed three days later then placed in another hospital and having to have another emergency replacement on the same leg again and due to all of this five months later had to have the tendon head cut out. I am in severe legitimate pain and I have a fabulous pain doctor who works with me. Pain control is completely different and I am glad my doctor monitors and keeps me safe. Between an insane amount of trigger point injections thirty in one session and manual therapy and medication for pain control it stays somewhat calm, long way to go, that's how much damage one doctor can do. My doctor controls it and he has common sense and cautious I am so glad I found him for pain management. Like she said she broke her ribs and had to take Vicodin however she said she had to do it in a careful manner that's how it should always be done.
S B Taking medicine like this just isn’t fun! I don’t understand it. I have severe facial pain. I broke my neck in a car crash. I had malignant melanoma 8 years ago, and it’s back now. Through all that and more I have taken medicine responsibly and as prescribed. Why some family members take 25 Vicodin at a time is unbelievable to me. I ask, ‘Don’t you get sick?’ I guess they develop a tolerance to the stuff. That’s why people like me cannot get meds anymore. THAT is a crime. For God’s sake,
people like me are going to DIE! Give us a break!
Some people who never got to hopeless, don't understand that is what we recover from = a state of hopelessness.
This was a very very inspiring message
What a strong woman she is, for telling her story to us! God bless you.
Any addictive is destructive. But main difficult to admit you are addicted.
Thanks Jaimie for your honestly.
she never stops amazing me- honest, wise, frank and wonderful
I've always loved Jamie-Lee. I had no idea she had ever had a substance abuse problem. Good on her for reaching sobriety.
I’m glad she spoke about having to use pain killers in recovery. As a recovering opiate addict, I was terrified of having to deal with an injury or surgery, then I learned I had to have multiple surgeries including a total hysterectomy and bilateral mastectomy. I thought that would be the end for me, but I had an amazing support system and doctors, and I made through all the surgeries without relapse. I know many addicts in recovery are terrified of having to have pain medications for a legitimate reason, but it can be done. Good for you Jamie! Thank you for sharing your experience and helping to dispel some of the shame that comes with addiction.
I was in a relationship with the love of my life and found out he had a secret painkiller addiction. Had to end it. I also had cancer 2 years ago and had to quit smoking. Addiction is a bitch. I can tell Jamie is clean by the way she talks. I wish I could shake her hand for this video. 💕
I wish more people would take control of the reigns of their health like you did when you quit smoking in your journey to beat cancer. ❤
Wow, that’s a lot to cope with. I hope the rest of your life is happy and healthy
Yea if there's this supposedly god fuck that sadistic piece of shit
@@thelegendkillersshittyduff1335 Your a very sad and lost person!!!!
I've always loved Jamie Lee Curtis. She is such a down to Earth, sweet person...she's very funny too. god bless you and your courage and commitment to stay sober. 💕
she's so brave, what a tough life
Holding that secret as a single mother kept me in my addiction for a long time. Thank goodness I've been in recovery since 2017.
I wonder what happened to her friend that was also addicted. Hopefully she got out of it too.
“Even though I was “Fabulous...” and all the bullshit part of show-off-business.”
What a badass quote
A beautiful and honest self reflective statement of addiction and the process of recovery.
I love what she said about shame and secrecy keeping people locked up in their disease. Let's start up conversations about addiction and be sure to always support and not shame anyone in our lives who is recovering from addiction.
I respect her for being honest about her addiction. I had no idea. I'm very grateful that I have never been down that road. I hope she continues to remain in a good place.
Lost my best friend to addiction. Would have loved to see her in the future like Jamie. Thank you Jamie.
None is truly ever lost beauty.
People, including famous people, that we look up to often have hidden demons to get through life. I applaud her for speaking out and stepping up. I have no doubt it truly saved her life.
I relate to her story. Got hooked badly. I knew I had a problem when I started waking up in withdrawal even after using the whole day prior. The energy, money, dishonor and pure work to keep ur habit going started to exhaust the hell outta me but I kept it going bc I knew Uncle Withdrawal was rightttttttttt around the corner. It's amazing how we will "go out", sometimes for years just to avoid that one god awful week of withdrawal. Yes, that's how bad it is.
This is so honest! I love how she said “high bottom moment” not “rock bottom moment”
rich peoples
Michael Hart, I found that phrase interesting too because it's the "highness" that fools you about being at the bottom.
@@grittykitty50 thats an AA term. Low bottom means people that have ended up homeless etc. High bottom could mean someone else confronting you so you stop
@@grittykitty50 lol nice pun 😉
I loved that Brazilian healer story.
Very brave to share her story & struggles. She's an iconic actress but an even better person
Strong, Real, Honest, Candid, Exemplary!
She's Blessed she's a survivor. Many die. God God Bless her. She can now minister to other's.
I nearly died many times. Never thought I could ever get sober,but I finally did and live a wonderful life these days.
Oh wow. This is so deep I never knew she was a addict. November 18 I will be sober for 9 years
Wow, I never knew she was an addict. I have always loved her, and I still do.
Amazing, I never knew you had addiction issues, but I knew I had mine. I have been sober more than thirty years now and still find that the idea will pop in my head to use. This is a reinforcement for me to continue living a sober life, thank you very much for sharing your story. :)
This honestly made me cry as someone who struggles with addiction. It's horrible. You isolate and feel so alone with it. Then, what is worse is when people turn it into some kind of joke. I understand it's hard to talk about in a serious way. I admire her so much for sharing her story. I always loved her as an actress anyway.
I hope you’re okay
This is a poem my brother James Mcgovern wrote about the struggles of addiction, please read and share.
Nothing Else Matters
I was in love from the moment I met you.
Nothing or no one has ever made me feel the way you do.
I never expected that you were going to be the biggest part of my life.
That nothing else would ever matter to me as much as you do.
That I would push away everyone just to be with you.
Although I knew that you were becoming extremely possessive,
That you were becoming the only thing I cared about,
That every penny I had was going to you to keep you around,
That I would do work that I shouldn’t have been doing,
Pushing myself past my physical limitations just to get money.
Money I should have spent getting things I needed.
Against my better judgment and refusing to see the truth.
Not listening to anyone when they tried to talk to me about us,
Saying I needed to get you out of my life,
That they were afraid you were going to hurt or kill me one day.
I didn’t listen to them and cut them out of my life for you.
Soon I was alone, spending all my time with you,
Even after you got me arrested.
Because of you, I’ve lost all of my friends.
They don’t want to hang out because they know that, whatever I’m doing, I’ll leave when you call.
Searching all over for you when you’re not here,
Calling everyone, asking if they knew where I could find you.
One day I saw my reflection and realized what you were doing to me,
That if I didn’t get you out of my life you were going to kill me.
No matter how hard I try though, I just can’t let you go.
Knowing that if I didn’t, I would end up losing everything:
My health, my freedom, my life.
But when you’re an addict, nothing else matters.
Written By: James P. McGovern
5/27/2016 11:47Am
copyright 2016
Revised 5/28/2016 11:50Am
That is amazing, and so true with addiction. Thank you for an awesome post. Stay strong.✌
This is 100% truth and I will keep this to keep me encouraged to stay sober. Thank you for this!
@@michelles1422 i lost my best friend/brother to addiction, i hope it could helps anyone in need...
@@ShinyBubbbbles never give up
@@ShinyBubbbbles stay strong my friend. You can do it.
November 9th I will celebrate my 8th year clean from heroin. Addiction is such a hard obstacle to overcome, because it never ends, and because it effects you in a very intense individual way, like your own personal hell. That you always have to make sure you don’t slip back into. Thank you Jamie Lee Curtis for sharing your story.
This is arguably the best first person recovery admission I've ever heard! God bless you, JLC! 💗🌈💐
I just adore Jamie Lee Curtis, her story just goes to show how one person can change someone’s life.