Flavor Flav Admits He ‘Briefly Relapsed’ in Raw Statement: ‘My Journey Continues’

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/flavor-flav-admits-relapse-sobriety-1235310407/

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  1. >“I remain authentic to who I am and a large part of the past 4.5 years for me has been my sobriety journey. I think I’ve been an inspiration to many that if I could get sober, anyone can do it,” Flav wrote on Instagram stories. “But just when you think it’s easy, it ain’t. I briefly relapsed. I say this to admit my mistake and publicly hold myself accountable.”

    >Flav has been open about his sobriety journey of the last few years and celebrated his four-year mark on World Mental Health Day by paying for fans’ online therapy. In a 2023 interview, he admitted he was spending up to $2,600 a day on drugs but would hide it from the public.

    >“I am a human being who makes mistakes and it doesn’t make me a bad person. I hope those who are around me support my choice to be sober,” Flav wrote in his Thursday statement. “I went back to Day 1, again. Time didn’t stop, my journey continues.”

  2. If you told me when Flavor of Love was on TV that someday I’d be rooting for this guy I wouldn’t have believed you.

    It’s nice to see celebrities sharing the wealth.

  3. It’s not the destination it’s the journey.

  4. i don’t judge, addiction is a motherfucker. i think it’s pretty cool he was even willing to share that he relapsed, to be accountable to his fans. i hope he gets through this blip and is able to maintain his sobriety.

  6. Yeah, I personally don’t believe Ina “sober” addict. Sobriety is a 24/7 struggle, it doesn’t end and you can fail at any time.

  8. Bless him. The authenticity is unmatched. Perfection isn’t a realistic expectation. Relapses happen. As long as he stays the course I will forever be proud of him. I think the most detrimental thing to recovery is people’s reaction to a relapse. No one is perfect.

  10. I hope Flavor Flav, who I know reads every comment on Reddit, hangs in there and knows that we all love him and are pulling for him. He’s been a class act, and the world’s a better place because of it.

  11. He was on my flight from Vegas to Burbank. Helped hand out the snacks and made an announcement to ask us ti support women’s sports. Top man.

  12. Nothing but respect for anyone working to step away from addiction. Keep on, Flav, and keep strong. You got this.

  13. Flavor Flav, you’re a good dude and you got this.

  14. It takes a strong person and someone very grounded in their sobriety journey to admit this, while also not shaming and demeaning themselves internally or externally, for ending up back at day 1.

    Nothing makes me happier than sober people showing the real side of being sober. Just because youve been sober 4 years doesn’t mean the struggle stops or “goes away” or “you get better”. I appreciate people’s raw honesty about how sobriety is something you choose and you practice. and some days it’s harder to commit and and some days the practice sucks. He’s expressing what a million other people before him have gone thru and I support him in this.

    So much love to anyone trying to get sober or who is practicing sobriety. Love you all so much and am with you in spirit always. I believe in you.

  16. Dude flavs gotta be like late 50s-early 70s..

    He was part of public enemy tho. And “harder than you think” is like a top 5 atoy

  18. It took guts to make a public admission about this; and in doing so I think he’ll help others who are also struggling. He deserves all the support he can get from family, friends and the public in general. I admire him and wish him all the best. Good man.

  19. Is this the guy who financed a bunch of athletes who were struggling during the Olympics?

  20. Im in recovery myself. It’s never something you have accomplished, you always have to be vigilant.

    Relapse is no reason for shame, just another lesson in life. 

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