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Comedian John Mulaney Has Checked Into Rehab
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Sucks that it's gone public that he's in rehab, but I do hope he gets the help that he needs. Hope he recovers and gets better, and I hope he hasn't hurt anyone with his addiction coming back
Wishing the best for John Mulaney, big fan of his comedy.
He was a big help with Pete Davidson during his troubles, hope others close to him can do the same for him.
He was a big help with Pete Davidson during his troubles, hope others close to him can do the same for him.
Heartbreaking if true.
Because I have close friends who have gone from "functional" alcoholics to rehab, lying to themselves and everyone else around them all along the way. I've seen them try to replace one obsession/fixation/addiction with another, and picking up a new job fits that profile.
This is totally assumed/guessed based on what you gossiped about before.
Even if time proves it to be true, why spread this? This is stalker shit.
Years of group therapy have taught me not to speculate/diagnose others motives/intentions for their actions. Keep that to yourself.
Does it need to be said? Does it need to be said by me? Does it need to said by me now?
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My guess is alot. I'm in recovery and during quarantine all the churches were shut down, which meant no NA/AA meetings. You could do zoom meetings but it's not the same as the in person interaction.
Relax. This is a discussion board. We discuss things here.
Wish him the best. He's a fantastic comic.
He's been very open about his past struggles with addiction and numerous parts of his acts have revolved around stories of his drinking.
I know some people close to this, and have to ask we keep the speculation to a minimum here. Life is hard enough without the prying eyes.
wish him the absolute best. The way he would talk about his past problems in his material was always kinda ominous in the alluded scope.
Yes, the very sober time period that was the mid 1900s.
Yes, the very sober time period that was the mid 1900s.
I heard about this but I don't know if it's possible to know what came first between the two events.
Either way I hope he gets the support he needs
It was pretty straightforward. He said he had a big problem with drugs and alcohol.
For me what makes his stand up so enthralling is you can sense that underlying darkness. The whole straight edge act feels like a subversion. A lot of modern comics do nothing else but wallow in their deviant notions.
Right i didn't mean to suggest otherwise, I more meant he was never too specific, but it was clear he had a big problem.
It's good he's taken a first major step to recovery...
...Gosh, indeed. And it's really incredibly depressing how many talented folk really lose the battle against it. Addiction is tough.
...Gosh, indeed. And it's really incredibly depressing how many talented folk really lose the battle against it. Addiction is tough.
glad to hear that you are toughing it out. You've got this.
Ah, sorry, that was shitty of me to assume. I just hope John gets the help he needs.
How will publishing this affect his recovery?
That's a good example. A woman trying to move on after being married to a person with addiction issues realizes she can't even have her own Instagram account without being reminded of her life's issues.
Leave people alone please. Talking in public about other people's personal intimacies is damaging.
That's a good example. A woman trying to move on after being married to a person with addiction issues realizes she can't even have her own Instagram account without being reminded of her life's issues.
Leave people alone please. Talking in public about other people's personal intimacies is damaging.
The previous speculation about Anna changing her last name on Instagram was sadly correct. This might be new thread worthy, but it looks like John and his wife are getting a divorce :(
The decision appears to be coming from John, which is sad to see since he always spoke so highly of her in interviews and podcasts, not to mention she was always a source of funny and endearing material in his stand up.
Wishing the best for both of them and Petunia.
The decision appears to be coming from John, which is sad to see since he always spoke so highly of her in interviews and podcasts, not to mention she was always a source of funny and endearing material in his stand up.
Wishing the best for both of them and Petunia.
I debated typing this, but after years of talking to people, young and old, who have similar struggles as mine that I help with, I figured I throw something down, just to give an my story and maybe help somebody.
I struggled with mental illness for years. I tried talking to a psychiatrist once, at eighteen, who prescribed me Paxil. I took it, didn't like it, an stopped taking it. From eighteen to 32 I self-medicated and refused to talk about my issues to anybody believing that I was being weak. Textbook toxic masculinity. Men don't hurt, being sad is a weakness, I'm a cry baby, suck it up, blah blah blah.
I won't get into the more bitter details on a message board forum, but I didn't realize or accept I even had an issue until half way to turning 33 I ran into some significant problems, told my parents what I was dealing with, and my dad, who watched my mom go through mental illness issues during earlier years of their marriage, told me "you're coming home and getting help." I was lucky. I had a family to support me, a safe and controlled place to watch what I was doing, short term disability to cover the time off from work, health insurance to cover my psychologist sessions, and my psychologist knew a local psychiatrist that was dedicated to trying different medications and asking details questions over months to properly diagnose what I was dealing with and get me the help I needed.
I don't want to presume anything for anybody's personal struggle except mine and I can say that my addiction to alcohol, legit, could have killed me. It's probably taken years off my life, although my labs are typically good, so who knows. If you're reading this and struggling, it can get better. It's not easy and will take work, but there is a path out besides just going to AA and hoping for the best.
I genuinely worry about how our society treats addiction, because it's different for everybody and I often see the attitude of "just quit." From experience, it's not that easy.
I struggled with mental illness for years. I tried talking to a psychiatrist once, at eighteen, who prescribed me Paxil. I took it, didn't like it, an stopped taking it. From eighteen to 32 I self-medicated and refused to talk about my issues to anybody believing that I was being weak. Textbook toxic masculinity. Men don't hurt, being sad is a weakness, I'm a cry baby, suck it up, blah blah blah.
I won't get into the more bitter details on a message board forum, but I didn't realize or accept I even had an issue until half way to turning 33 I ran into some significant problems, told my parents what I was dealing with, and my dad, who watched my mom go through mental illness issues during earlier years of their marriage, told me "you're coming home and getting help." I was lucky. I had a family to support me, a safe and controlled place to watch what I was doing, short term disability to cover the time off from work, health insurance to cover my psychologist sessions, and my psychologist knew a local psychiatrist that was dedicated to trying different medications and asking details questions over months to properly diagnose what I was dealing with and get me the help I needed.
I don't want to presume anything for anybody's personal struggle except mine and I can say that my addiction to alcohol, legit, could have killed me. It's probably taken years off my life, although my labs are typically good, so who knows. If you're reading this and struggling, it can get better. It's not easy and will take work, but there is a path out besides just going to AA and hoping for the best.
I genuinely worry about how our society treats addiction, because it's different for everybody and I often see the attitude of "just quit." From experience, it's not that easy.
His wife's statement is, for a lack of a better word that she used herself, heartbreaking. I hope they're both alright in the long run.
Thanks for sharing. There is no easy path to recovery and, each path is unique.
Thank you for this. I've been in a dark place this past year and this helps a lot
Appreciate you posting this. Glad to hear you're on a better path, brother.