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Alexander Ludwigis celebrating five years ofsobriety.
TheHeelsactor and country singer, 30, marked the milestone in avideo posted to social mediaSunday.
“It’s pretty crazy to me that five years ago to the day, I was so lost, so confused and so scared about where my life would go,” Alexander said. “All I knew was that I had an issue and a problem that needed to be fixed.”
“I’ve lost a lot of friends to this disease, so many people didn’t make it and I don’t really know why, because there’s so many reasons why that should have been me and not them,” he continued. “I don’t want to make this video as, like, congratulatory to myself — it’s really just for anybody that needs to see this.”
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Alexander also gave a glimpse at the road he has traveled in his post — and offered hope for those who are sharing his journey.
“If you’re struggling, be brave enough to ask for help and take it from me, there really is hope at the end of the road, there really is a light at the end of the tunnel. It’s actually staggering to me how much has changed in my life since I got out until now,” he said.
“It’s amazing what can happen when you decide to love yourself and commit to loving yourself and to growing every day as a human being as opposed to satiating these impulses we all have,” Alexander added.
The Canadian actor and rising country musician, who has been married to wifeLauren Ludwigsince January 2021, also shared that his five-year sobriety “birthday” is on the same day as the three-year anniversary of his first date with his wife. “I’d say it’s pretty serendipitous,” Alexander wrote about the coinciding dates.
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Back in February, Alexander and Lauren shared that they were expecting a child in May, after suffering three miscarriages.
“Thank you guys for all of the support. We couldn’t be more grateful. ❤️,” he added.
source: people.com
