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Paris Jackson Says Sobriety Isn’t a Cure-All in Candid Instagram Update

She names treatment-resistant depression, PTSD, OCD as ongoing challenges.

Overview

  • In a new Instagram video, the 27-year-old reflects that a few years into recovery felt “very, very hard” and required relearning how to cope without past survival tools.
  • Her caption underscores that getting sober does not mean life becomes perfect, pairing the message with a montage of recent moments.
  • She identifies treatment-resistant major depressive disorder, PTSD and OCD as continuing struggles alongside her sobriety.
  • She offers encouragement to others, writing that people facing similar issues are not alone and closing with, “If no one’s told you they love you today, I love you.”
  • Support poured in, including comments from musician J. T. Hiskey and influencer Crystal Pump and likes from Taylor Lautner, Madonna, Lucy Hale, Gabrielle Union and Nyle DiMarco, while past milestones include her January 2025 note marking five years sober and reports that she quit drinking in 2020.