Zach Bryan Celebrates Two Months Sober
Country singer Zach Bryan shared he’s now two months sober after experiencing a series of severe panic attacks during a difficult period with his mental health.
Earlier this year at the Born & Raised Festival in Pryor, Oklahoma, Bryan made headlines when him and Gavin Adcock shared what started as a heated exchange that quickly threatened to turn physical.
In a video posted to social media, Bryan can be seen exchanging heated words with Adcock from behind a barbed wire fence. Bryan then climbs over and jumps down on the other side, where Adcock was standing.
As Bryan tried to charge toward him, security quickly stepped in and held him back while Adcock backed away.
Adcock later posted a clip of their confrontation with the caption: “When you get death threats from Sack Cryin before you headline in his hometown. Eat a Snickers, bro.”
The Country Singer Opens Up About His Journey To Sobriety
On Tuesday (November 18), Bryan opened up on his social media platforms to discuss his negative relationship with alcohol and detailed the process that led him to the decision to cease drinking altogether.
“Recently, I went on a motorcycle trip across the country,” Bryan wrote in a long Instagram post. “For 20 days, I camped and rode looking for a solution. At the end of this ride, I was sitting in a parking lot in Seattle, Washington thinking, ‘I really need some f—ing help.'”
The “Sun To Me” singer also described the challenges of transitioning from military service to sudden public prominence.
“Being in the military for a decade and then thrown into a spotlight that I hadn’t fully comprehended the scope of, had some subconscious effects on me as a person,” he said. “I was not content but I also feared showing weakness because that’s not who I am or how I was raised. To charge forward and to never settle was the motto.”
Bryan noted that he rapidly became “stuck” in a downward spiral.
“I was stuck in a perpetual discontent that led me to always reaching for alcohol, not for the taste, but because there was a consistent black hole in me always needing its void filled,” he continued. “I was having earth-shattering panic attacks,” he added. “The anxiety I felt was paralyzing and I thought since I was successful, had the money I always longed for, and had great friends, that I could tough anything out.”
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Bryan Is Changing The Way He Sees The World
Bryan shared with the help of a therpist, he has now learned tools to better deal with the challenges of life without turning to alcohol.
“I haven’t touched alcohol for nearly two months now — something I had to do for my own personal clarity,” Bryan said. “I needed to see the world objectively. My family supported every step I took. Conversations about the future, kids one day, my health and [girlfriend] Sammy’s happiness made me prioritize not only myself, but my entire family.”
“I feel great, I feel content, I feel whole,” he continued. “There is nothing I need to get me by anymore. If you or any of your friends are too tough, too scared or too stubborn to reach out, know that the most stubborn dumba– on the planet did and didn’t regret it.”
We wish Zach Bryan the best on his sobriety journey!