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Pooja Bhatt Reveals How She Controlled Her Urge To Drink After Quitting Alcohol
Pooja Bhatt has always been vocal about her battle with alcoholism. The actress grabbed several eyeballs when she first spoke about her alcohol addiction in 2017. It's been more than four years since Pooja who began drinking at the age of 16, has gone sober and not touched a single drop of alcohol.
The Sadak actress often takes to her Instagram page to talk about how she has won over alcoholism. Recently, Pooja penned a post in which she spoke about how she controlled her urge to pop a bottle.
Pooja Bhatt Who Has Been Sober Since The Last Few Years, Had A Sudden Urge To Drink
Pooja wrote, "Yesterday I had this great urge to drink. The feeling came out of nowhere, in the middle of the afternoon while I was watching a brilliant show on Netflix with my dog settled comfortably at my feet. I was in a truly happy place but yet, the palpable urge hit me like a tsunami threatening to drown all that I had built in the last four years. So what did I do?"
Pooja Bhatt Reveals How She Overcame The Situation
She continued, "I allowed the feeling to sweep over me. Resisting would guarantee that I drown. I sat there and imagined popping open a bottle of champagne, pouring myself a glass and letting the bubbles course through my being like effervescent stars. It felt heady. Then the feeling passed. I got up, walked into my sun-soaked garden, rife with birdsong and exhaled loudly. This too had passed."
Pooja Bhatt Has This To Say To Those Struggling To Keep The Plug On Alcohol
"I share this to tell myself and others that no matter how far you are on the road to recovery from anything that chains you.. be it a substance, feeling or even a person, you are one step away from succumbing and landing up exactly where you started. Healing is a constant process. It requires compassion not bravado. Which is why each day also provides a 'win' and summit to scale.. and believe me when I say, the view from the top makes the arduous task of climbing worthwhile. So plough on, scale on and DON'T look back while you're climbing. Look back if you must, only from the summit and to see how far you've come," she concluded her post.
Earlier, in an interview, Pooja had revealed that after being in love with her bottle for over decades, it was a text message from her dad Mahesh Bhatt which made her rethink and quit drinking.
