Lucy Hale

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Oh, well, so yes. So that was actually my first kind of addictive behavior was I, like undiagnosed, but I definitely had issues with it. I had a, from like 13 to mid twenties. And I actually think it was the eating disorder that fueled the drinking.

Oh, well, so yes. So that was actually my first kind of addictive behavior was I, like undiagnosed, but I definitely had issues with it. I had a, from like 13 to mid twenties. And I actually think it was the eating disorder that fueled the drinking.

One of the reasons, because I obsessed so much about alcohol. my weight and you know the amount of calories or how much I was working out that when I drink I'd eat whatever I wanted and I didn't think about anything and I thought I looked decent enough to go you know it was it just like really you know, it gave my mind a break from all of that. And so I think it was a reprieve from that turmoil.

One of the reasons, because I obsessed so much about alcohol. my weight and you know the amount of calories or how much I was working out that when I drink I'd eat whatever I wanted and I didn't think about anything and I thought I looked decent enough to go you know it was it just like really you know, it gave my mind a break from all of that. And so I think it was a reprieve from that turmoil.

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Yeah.

Yeah. And that's pretty common for people with addictive behaviors that you'll channel it into something different. So, um, so the, like the 15 years where I was, um, on and off sober. I did have long periods of sobriety, but the eating disorder would kick up. And then, you know, so it was constantly being fueled.

Yeah. And that's pretty common for people with addictive behaviors that you'll channel it into something different. So, um, so the, like the 15 years where I was, um, on and off sober. I did have long periods of sobriety, but the eating disorder would kick up. And then, you know, so it was constantly being fueled.

Yes. And that's really common. So a lot of people that get sober will fall back into ED territory or... Or smoking or something else. A lot of people, you know, I got addicted to sugar. I'm still kind of addicted to sugar, but a lot of people like early sobriety will...

Yes. And that's really common. So a lot of people that get sober will fall back into ED territory or... Or smoking or something else. A lot of people, you know, I got addicted to sugar. I'm still kind of addicted to sugar, but a lot of people like early sobriety will...

just candy candy caffeine caffeine you know what i never picked up though smoking it's probably shocking it's a good thing shocking i don't know i i was like i'm in my mid-30s i can't start now there was a moment where i was like should i no yeah yeah maybe you're 21 it's different yeah yeah yeah interesting okay so 13 is when the eating disorder started Around, yeah.

just candy candy caffeine caffeine you know what i never picked up though smoking it's probably shocking it's a good thing shocking i don't know i i was like i'm in my mid-30s i can't start now there was a moment where i was like should i no yeah yeah maybe you're 21 it's different yeah yeah yeah interesting okay so 13 is when the eating disorder started Around, yeah.

That's when I remember having abnormal thinking.

That's when I remember having abnormal thinking.

I think I felt emotionally out of control. I saw things happening in my environment that were really uncomfortable. And so I don't want to speak for everyone, but a lot of people I know who have struggled with disordered eating it gives them a false sense of control of their life. And it's like the one thing that's theirs when everything else feels like it's out of control.

I think I felt emotionally out of control. I saw things happening in my environment that were really uncomfortable. And so I don't want to speak for everyone, but a lot of people I know who have struggled with disordered eating it gives them a false sense of control of their life. And it's like the one thing that's theirs when everything else feels like it's out of control.

And it got really, the eating disorder got really heightened when I moved to LA. I mean, shocker. Because then it was not only the control thing, it was also I want to be an actress in LA and I felt like I needed to look a certain way. And the truth is I didn't. The truth is those stories we tell ourself are not true.

And it got really, the eating disorder got really heightened when I moved to LA. I mean, shocker. Because then it was not only the control thing, it was also I want to be an actress in LA and I felt like I needed to look a certain way. And the truth is I didn't. The truth is those stories we tell ourself are not true.