PINK checked herself into a health centre this past summer because she thought she was an alcoholic.
Since her split from husband Carey Hart earlier this year, she said she finds it difficult to have fun without having a drink because she’s such a “control freak” and when she did drink, she felt she was getting out of control. I say good on her for seeking counseling when she thought she had a problem although I would think it’s not how much or how often one drinks, it’s WHAT HAPPENS when one does drink! Also, it’s called the Big Book, not the AA “manual”.
She says:
“A few months ago, I went to see a specialist because I thought I was an alcoholic. I have a problem with my vices. I’ve kicked the drugs, but every now and then I have to go out and get completely wasted on alcohol. For me it’s about losing control. I’m such a control freak it’s very hard for me to lose my inhibitions without something chemical inside me. How do you really have fun if there isn’t a little drink in you? I don’t actually know.
I checked into Canyon Ranch in Tucson, Arizona, in the summer and I went to see a therapist, telling him I was an alcoholic. He asked me when I’d had my last drink and I couldn’t remember – it had been a few weeks previously. I then read the AA (Alcoholics Anonymous) manual cover to cover and we talked. I realised I wasn’t an alcoholic, just someone who likes to get drunk every now and again. I’m trying to work out if that’s a bad thing.”
Here she is at The Aria Awards in Sydney yesterday.