Demi Lovato Felt Like She Was In A 'Walking Coma' For Years After Near-Fatal 2018 Overdose
15.09.2023 - 15:31
/ perezhilton.com
Demi Lovato had to learn the hard way that “California sober” wasn’t a great option for her after surviving a near-fatal overdose in 2018.
As Perezcious readers know, the singer caused a stir in her 2021 docuseries Demi Lovato: Dancing With The Devil when she promoted the controversial lifestyle choice — in which someone uses cannabis but avoids other drugs — despite her addiction history. At the time, she said she was “smoking weed and drinking in moderation” and believed she could keep it under control even though people in her inner circle were insisting she stop. And, ultimately, she had to cut herself off when she realized she was just recreating another — albeit very similar — problem for herself.
While sitting down on The Howard Stern Show on Monday, the Skyscraper vocalist revealed she ended up taking it to an “unhealthy level” by “smoking so much weed and taking edibles, sometimes 300mg at a time,” noting:
Oof. A hard lesson to learn…
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But Demi was also facing other struggles at the time, such as weight gain, causing her to go into a “deep depression” that left her feeling a “profound sadness.” This sent her on a downward spiral, the 31-year-old Sonny with a Chance alum recalled:
Mind you, this was several years after her overdose, too, which left her with serious health problems like hearing and vision issues, she detailed:
It’s no wonder she was struggling — there was so much she had to process and overcome after the overdose. We cannot imagine how difficult it must have been to pull herself out of this dark place, but we’re so glad she received treatment in late 2021 so she could emerge a happier and healthier version of