Steve-O, who actually seems to be making a genuine effort to get his life back together, took to his MySpace blog to give details on his road to recovery. Specifically, he's going to "the looney bin," as he puts it, because his "brain is f–ked up." We won't argue there, especially after he lists all of the substances he's taken during his lifetime. It's a sad day when we wish Amy Winehouse would take notes from someone like Steve-O, but that's the thing about celebrities: They keep us on our toes.
His full — and surprisingly readable — blog post, after the jump.
I’m Back In The Looney Bin…Hello Everyone,
After seeing "Dr. Drew's Celebrity Addiction Special" on VH1 News, I figured it was time to put something out there for you all. I expected my part on that show to be much harder to watch than it wound up being. It made me want to explain a little bit of what I've been going through since I got clean, to help some of you understand how much damage drugs and alcohol have really done to me. I've now been clean for 115 days, and I'm, again, in a mental institution. I did so much cocaine, ketamine, pcp, nitrous oxide, and all sorts of other drugs, that, quite simply, my brain is fucked up. As you can probably tell by the way I'm writing this, my cognitive skills are alright, but, I frequently suffer from horrible mood swings and severe depression. Those of you who have followed my warped mind's trail on the Internet for a significant amount of time have, I'm sure, been very aware of those attributes, but, I just want you all to know that four fucking months (almost) of not touching a damn thing that a psychiatrist didn't perscribe to me hasn't changed that shit. The medication that is prescribed to me doesn't do the trick every day, let's just put it that way. I'm back in the looney bin trying to get that shit right. The bottom line is that doing drugs fucked my ass up and I'm going to be paying for it for a long time, probably for the rest of my life. Everyone's going to make their own decisions in life, but nobody needs to make the same mistakes I made. I love you all,
Steve-O
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At least he's not lying about the drugs he was on and he's owning up to his mistakes without covering up the real issue with a bullshit mental problem. *coughI'mtalkingtoyouBritney*
this genuinely makes me feel a bit sad for the bloke. he used to annoy the hell out of me, but its nice to hear someone actually owning up to their past mistakes. i wish him the best, but if he pops up on any more ridiculous tv shows, i didn't say shit.
there are a lot of commas in that blog post. with that said, good for him. he actually sounds intelligent. he still annoys the hell out of me.
He annoys me, too, but I wish him a sound recovery. It's a good reminder for all his fans who think that doing heaps of drugs is cool; even if you manage to kick the addiction, there can be health problems that stick with you for the long-term.
my brother does ketamine regularly - we, his family, wish he'd stop and get his life in order, but he just won't deal with it
wierdly, I hope my brother hears steve-o's message and heed a peer's(?) advice
This breaks my heart and makes me happy at the same time. As he puts it, his brain is fucked up. He seems to think it was the drugs, but maybe the brain was the issue all along and the drugs were his way of self-medicating. My mother is schizophrenic and self-medicated for years. Having a proper diagnosis and visiting the "looney bin" gave me my mother back. I know his family is very grateful for this step and I wish him luck.