September 15th 2023.
Demi Lovato has reflected on the aftermath of her 2018 overdose. She recently opened up about how she was feeling in the aftermath of her near-fatal overdose, in an interview with The Howard Stern Show.
The Skyscraper hitmaker said she was trying to be 'California sober' - which is a common description for people using cannabis while avoiding other drugs - after her struggles with her past heroin addiction and subsequent overdose in 2018.
Demi admitted that while she was 'smoking weed and drinking in moderation', she now accepts it wasn't the best plan of action. She said: “I had to learn it on my own... Smoking so much weed and taking edibles, sometimes 300mg at a time - all I did was replace my addiction with something I thought was safer.”
The singer also spoke of her struggles with weight gain, and how she was feeling a 'profound sadness' and 'deep depression'. Demi revealed she was hiding in her room, not wanting to go outside because she didn't want anyone to see her. She said: “I wasn’t experiencing life. I ultimately was in this walking coma, where I wasn’t feeling any pain but I also wasn’t feeling any joy.”
In late 2021, Demi decided to cut all substances from her life and went into rehab, saying that 'sober sobriety is the only way' on her Instagram. Now, the 31-year-old star says that “Smoking and drinking led me back to other substances. Abstinence has been the key for me.”
Demi is still suffering effects of the overdose, including vision problems which have left her with 'blind spots in [her] vision' and struggling with vision impairment.
Rather than dwelling on the past, Demi tries to 'stay in the present moment' instead of punishing herself for past mistakes. When asked about having 'any regrets in life', she said: “A lot of times I start to answer like, 'Yeah, I wish I didn’t overdose because it I have hearing impairment, I have vision impairment and that was just an awful thing to put my family and friends through.' But I also have to remember the importance of not living in the past and not having regrets for things.”
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