Lena Dunham commemorates 5 years of sobriety following a prescription tablet dependency: ‘The happiest of my time in the world up until now’

On Monday early morning, Lena Dunham shared a wholehearted post on Instagram commemorating 5 years of sobriety.

The Girls alum, 36, composed: ‘5 years ago today, I set foot – shivering like a youngster – into treatment for compound abuse. My moms and dads hugged me bye-bye, I became home slippers and there I was.

‘ The battle with dependency struck me gradually, then at one time. It’s a cliche for a factor- requesting assistance was the hardest part (I suggest, aside from the other difficult parts, however each action from there got much easier.

‘ And ease was constantly the objective- ease in my body, ease in my uneasy mind and the ease to exist in minutes of discomfort, stress and anxiety and unpredictability without grabbing a service that appeared to assist in the minute however pulled me even more far from individuals I like and the life that I desired.)

‘ The last 5 years have actually been the happiest of my time in the world up until now (a minimum of this time around!) They have actually had lots of work, love, intricacy and- yes- discomfort.’

In 2020, the Catherine Called Birdy director opened about her dependency to the anti-anxiety drug Klonopin and the time she invested in rehabilitation in an honest essay about her uncomfortable fight with infertility.

The Sharp Stick starlet and director shared heart-wrenching information about how she was left not able to have a biological kid after having her cervix, uterus and an ovary eliminated due to persistent endometriosis in 2017 in the essay for the December problem of Harper’s Magazine.

In the wake of that surgical treatment – and a split from her sweetheart of 6 years, Jack Antonoff, whom she did not call straight and whom she dated from 2012 to 2017 – Dunham stated she discovered herself ‘consumed’ with ending up being a mom, and likewise understood that she had actually formed a drug dependence.

Now, 5 years eliminated from the chaos of those times, Lena is grateful.

She continued: ‘However dealing with all of that without medicating myself in unhealthy methods has actually provided me a tough standard and brand-new tools.

‘ 5 years ago all of this was difficult to envision. 5 days was difficult to envision. 5 minutes in some cases felt difficult. I had the ability to get and remain sober since I had the assistance and resources to request and get extraordinary assistance- medical, spiritual.

‘ For numerous individuals, the distinction in between sober and utilizing isn’t their desire, or their strength- it’s their resources. We do not have a system that makes this simple for those who are currently having a hard time to make their lives work.’

‘ So today, on my really fortunate sober birthday- and through today- I will be matching contributions to @friendlyhousela, a rehabilitation that does not turn away females and gender nonconforming individuals for monetary factors.’

Recalling: The Girls alum, 36, composed: ‘5 years ago today, I set foot – shivering like a youngster- into treatment for compound abuse’

New point of view: ‘ For numerous individuals, the distinction in between sober and utilizing isn’t their desire, or their strength – it’s their resources,’ she included

Delighted now: ‘The last 5 years have actually been the happiest of my time in the world up until now (a minimum of this time around!) They have actually had lots of work, love, intricacy and- yes- discomfort,’ she composed

‘ I hope we can unite and provide others the present of that assistance, so they can commemorate comparable days, residing in their real strength. Every cent you provide will go to assisting individuals individuals handle dependency and injury.’

‘ There are a great deal of individuals who are worthy of thanks here- I hope I have actually provided enough of that face to deal with, however today is a great pointer to provide more. Every day is a lesson I am fortunate to find out, and I do not take it for approved. So specifically today, I am grateful,’ she concluded.

Lena initially exposed her years-long dependency to the anti-anxiety medication Klonopin in the fall of 2018, 6 months after she got sober.

At the time she informed Dax Shepard’s Armchair Specialist podcast that she looked for a prescription for the drug since her stress and anxiety was preventing her requiring work schedule.

She increased her consumption after being identified with trauma brought on by a variety of aspects, consisting of surgical treatments for her endometriosis and ‘sexual injuries’ in her past.

Assessing her years taking Klonopin after she got sober, Lena stated she feels she was abusing the drug under a medical professional’s guidance – in part since she hesitated of the withdrawal.

Lena has actually spoken openly about how she went to rehab in the past, however in her Harper’s essay and in her April 10 Instagram post she provided a much deeper check out how her healing was linked with her imagine ending up being a mom.

‘ There is a lot you can remedy in life– you can end a relationship, get sober, buckle down, state sorry– however you can’t require deep space to provide you an infant that your body has actually informed you all along was an impossibility,’ she stated.

Has A Hard Time: In 2020, the Catherine Called Birdy director opened about her dependency to the anti-anxiety drug Klonopin and the time she invested in rehabilitation

Work: At the time she stated that she looked for a prescription for the drug since her stress and anxiety was preventing her requiring work schedule; Imagined 2022