Paris Jackson Celebrates Six Years of Sobriety

Paris Jackson, the 27-year-old daughter of the late Michael Jackson, marked six years of sobriety this week with a candid Instagram post reflecting on the challenges and growth she has experienced since quitting alcohol and drugs in early 2020.

In the post, which included a video montage of personal moments from the past year such as laughing with friends, playing guitar and spending time with her pets, Jackson described the ongoing difficulties of recovery. "Getting sober ain't always the indication that life is perfect," she wrote. "A few years in, it all got very, very hard for what felt like an eternity. I didn't have the same survival skills I was used to having to cope. I had to learn to live life on life's terms."

Jackson also addressed her mental health struggles, which have intertwined with her sobriety journey. She mentioned dealing with treatment-resistant major depressive disorder, complex posttraumatic stress disorder and obsessive-compulsive disorder. "Treatment-resistant major depressive disorder is a bitch. So is CPTSD. And OCD," she wrote. "If you've got this sh*t, or anything of the sort, you're not alone." She ended the message on an encouraging note: "Hang in...