Ari Lennox reveals she’s seven months sober in intimate Instagram post 

Ari Lennox has been sober for the final seven months, and she or he’s celebrating.

In a Tuesday Instagram put up that included new images of Lennox posing at dwelling along with her canine, the R&B singer shared that she’s been on a sober journey, abstaining from alcohol. 

“[Seven] months sober,” she started the put up’s caption. “That’s plenty of sober flights. Quite a lot of sober conversations. Quite a lot of dealing with issues uncooked and head on.”

Lennox mentioned she’s gone from “passing out within the airport” and experiencing “heightened feelings” to feeling extra in management, secure, blissful, alert, and protected. She additionally reviews experiencing much less anxiousness and turning into higher at setting and upholding boundaries. She additionally says her coping mechanisms have improved, as she’s extra accepting of the issues she will’t management and “extra accountable with issues I can.” 

She added, “I like waking up with no hangover or embarrassment. I like waking up with no night time terrors and panic assaults from liquor.” 

Sobriety has reportedly even afforded Lennox the power to be extra current. “I’m so uncooked feeling every little thing on this world,” she mentioned. “It’s good to recollect occasions as they’re occurring. It’s good to be current. Sobriety is a really current expertise.” 

The “Strain” singer additionally famous she’s been single for a 12 months. “Simply casually speaking this to the universe,” she mentioned.  

Lennox additional shared that her concept of enjoyable has modified since turning into sober. She now prefers “chill candy issues” over events, saying she realized, “ I’m a chill b—.” One other realization she has embraced is that everybody wants assist infrequently. 

“Accepting assist and realizing I’m not one of the best traveler by myself has been a recreation changer. So now I’ve assist,” she mentioned. “Having assistance is OK.” 

Lennox — who was on tour through the first half of the 12 months — didn’t disclose what impressed her to go down the sober path. Nevertheless, she did get actual about how she beforehand drank “to flee.”

“There’s the fantasy of wanting to flee all the extraordinary stress of the world with alcohol ’trigger, boy, does it work quickly. However there’s the second the liquor stops numbing, and also you’re chasing that feeling to no avail, and also you wake to see the issues of life nonetheless there,” she mentioned. 

Lennox additionally indicated she’s unsure if sobriety might be endlessly. 

“Actually, I don’t know what’s going to occur once I attain a 12 months sober,” she mentioned. “However I can’t think about going again to how issues had been.” 

She closed her put up by asking if any of her followers are sober and what they’ve realized. 

“Love you all a lot,” she concluded. 

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