Filmmaker-producer, actress Pooja Bhatt recently took to her now-private Instagram account to share a long post on how she overcame her drinking issues, highlighting why speaking up about addiction is an act of courage.
Taking to her social media handle, Pooja wrote, “Three years and nine months sober today. One more quarter and I will be four. As someone who drank openly, I chose to recover openly. I truly felt it was important to share my journey to tell others, women especially, who might be struggling that they are not alone & if I could do it so could they. Was ridiculed by some but lauded for being courageous by most.”
“I wondered why people termed speaking openly about addiction issues courageous. And also why there is an `anonymous` attached to groups that help you recover. I understand more than ever today that it`s because people simplify/stigmatise addictive…
