Jack Vidgen Opens Up About His Addiction Journey
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27-year old reality TV star Jack Vidgen has shared his latest struggles with addiction, posting on TikTok that he had suffered a relapse and spent Christmas in rehab.
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鈥淚 know I鈥檝e been MIA on socials for a few weeks and that鈥檚 why. I don鈥檛 have a whole lot to say, I feel a lot of shame and guilt and I don鈥檛 really have the words right now.
鈥淲ithdrawals are starting now, it鈥檚 f*cking hectic. So, that鈥檚 where I鈥檓 at.鈥�
Vidgen’s comments were full of support and love, both from those who had experience with addiction and those just wanting to offer their best wishes.
“A relapse does not erase your success at being sober,” one comment read. “Recovery is there, just start again with this knew knowledge about yourself.”
Vidgen open with his addiction journey
Jack shared his struggles with addiction for the first time in an Instagram post at the end of October this year, when he revealed he had checked himself in to a rehab facility after a five week relapse.
“My addiction has been the biggest struggle of my life and I wouldn’t wish it upon my worst enemy,” he wrote in the caption.
Vidgen has since posted very openly about addiction, recovery, and rehab, sharing a room tour on his last day in rehab, and hinting that he was working on creating a community and resources that would help support those facing similar struggles.
“After openly up with my experience with addiction, I now know from the bottom of my core that a huge part of my purpose in this life is going to be about sharing my battle with addiction,” he said in a TikTok posted in early November.
