A.J. Daulerio

I'm in Los Angeles, California. I'm in a renovated carriage house at a place that we're renting in Hancock Park. Is that too much information? I think that's an okay amount of information.

I'm in Los Angeles, California. I'm in a renovated carriage house at a place that we're renting in Hancock Park. Is that too much information? I think that's an okay amount of information.

I'm in Los Angeles, California. I'm in a renovated carriage house at a place that we're renting in Hancock Park. Is that too much information? I think that's an okay amount of information.

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When I was 19 is when I went to my first rehab. And I went there basically because I had clinical depression, but was too ashamed of saying to people that I was depressed. So I kind of told people that I had a drinking problem.

When I was 19 is when I went to my first rehab. And I went there basically because I had clinical depression, but was too ashamed of saying to people that I was depressed. So I kind of told people that I had a drinking problem.

When I was 19 is when I went to my first rehab. And I went there basically because I had clinical depression, but was too ashamed of saying to people that I was depressed. So I kind of told people that I had a drinking problem.

And I got put into this place in Northeast Philadelphia off of Roosevelt Boulevard on Harbison Avenue that I would go to, you know, between community college classes, I would go here for the day. It was kind of like detention, basically.

And I got put into this place in Northeast Philadelphia off of Roosevelt Boulevard on Harbison Avenue that I would go to, you know, between community college classes, I would go here for the day. It was kind of like detention, basically.

And I got put into this place in Northeast Philadelphia off of Roosevelt Boulevard on Harbison Avenue that I would go to, you know, between community college classes, I would go here for the day. It was kind of like detention, basically.

And I would go there and, you know, we would have counseling sessions and we would watch, you know, movies like Clean and Sober with Michael Keaton, I remember was a big one. Yeah. And I was there basically pretending to be an alcoholic. But I do remember going to a couple meetings, and I obviously didn't stay sober at the time. I had no desire to.

And I would go there and, you know, we would have counseling sessions and we would watch, you know, movies like Clean and Sober with Michael Keaton, I remember was a big one. Yeah. And I was there basically pretending to be an alcoholic. But I do remember going to a couple meetings, and I obviously didn't stay sober at the time. I had no desire to.

And I would go there and, you know, we would have counseling sessions and we would watch, you know, movies like Clean and Sober with Michael Keaton, I remember was a big one. Yeah. And I was there basically pretending to be an alcoholic. But I do remember going to a couple meetings, and I obviously didn't stay sober at the time. I had no desire to.

But I remember being there thinking that, oh, I'll probably be back here in some capacity. I had no idea why, but I just had that – sinking feeling that as much as this stuff was, I thought, doing really well for me, that being drinking, partying, whatever, I knew I couldn't handle it in the ways that normal people can.

But I remember being there thinking that, oh, I'll probably be back here in some capacity. I had no idea why, but I just had that – sinking feeling that as much as this stuff was, I thought, doing really well for me, that being drinking, partying, whatever, I knew I couldn't handle it in the ways that normal people can.

But I remember being there thinking that, oh, I'll probably be back here in some capacity. I had no idea why, but I just had that – sinking feeling that as much as this stuff was, I thought, doing really well for me, that being drinking, partying, whatever, I knew I couldn't handle it in the ways that normal people can.

I think I was very normal, recreational, high school college drinker, right? I don't think there were any real red flags at that point. I mean, I could be wrong, but I didn't feel like I was in jeopardy of really having any sort of ism that was going to actually impact my day-to-day.

I think I was very normal, recreational, high school college drinker, right? I don't think there were any real red flags at that point. I mean, I could be wrong, but I didn't feel like I was in jeopardy of really having any sort of ism that was going to actually impact my day-to-day.