Mike “the Situation” Sorrentinois marking a major milestone.
On Thursday, theJersey Shorestar, 37, sharedan Instagram postrevealing that he is officially four years sober after battling aprescription painkiller addiction.
“Celebrating 4 Years Clean & Sober ?????,” he captioned the photo, which showed him posing in a suit and included the location tag “Living My Best Life.”
Last week, the reality staropened up to PEOPLE about his sobriety journeyand said his own decision to get sober came during his third stint in rehab.
“I was in a treatment center and I was really just sort of sick and tired,” he told PEOPLE. “I was desperate for results. I really wanted to be able to look in the mirror again and make myself proud, I wanted to make my mother proud.”
“So I just made a promise to myself for there to be no excuses, for me to do the best I can to absorb as much as I could in rehab and practice those principles in my everyday life, and for me to stay on the road to recovery no matter what,” Sorrentino, who is also partnering withBanyan Treatment Centers, continued. “Ever since then, I’ve continued being my best self, and now I’m living my best life and teaching others to do the same.”
Last week, the television personality also celebratedThanksgivingwith Lauren, sharing an Instagram photo that showed the couplesmiling as they posed in front of a Christmas tree. The holiday came a little over two months after hecompleted an eight-month prison sentencein Septemberfor tax fraud.
“Happy Thanksgiving Situation,” a beaming Sorrentino captionedhis photo.
Ahead of the gratitude-focused holiday, the recovery advocatetold PEOPLEthat he is most thankful for “my sobriety, my freedom, my wife, family, and friends.”
“There is a light at the end of the tunnel, but don’t forget that light is you,” he said of his sobriety. “The only person that can fix your life is the person in the mirror. In active recovery, there are no excuses. You never want to get off the road to recovery. It’s really about going one day at a time for the rest of your life.”
If you or someone you know is struggling with addiction, please contact the SAMHSA substance abuse helpline at 1-800-662-HELP.
source: people.com
