Jack Osbourne, 35, has recently spoken about staying sober after receiving the diagnosis of multiple sclerosis (MS) in 2012.
In a recent interview with Variety, Osbourne revealed how was recovering after getting diagnosed with MS, a chronic progressive nervous disorder.
Osbourne, who is the son of Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne, told Variety, “I felt deflated and frustrated because I was like, ‘Well, what was the point? What was the point in even doing any of this bullshit? I should have just burned it all down years ago,’” but then I did what I have done my whole adult life in recovery: I reached out to the people in my tribe, and kind of told them what was going on.”
The media personality, who has both American and British citizenship, said getting advice from loved ones helped him work through the changes in his life and keep going, according to PEOPLE.
He said, “Someone very close to me gave me the sound advice of, ‘Well, are you going to die today?’ And I was like, ‘No.’ He’s like, ‘Are you going to die tomorrow?’ And I was like, ‘No.’ And he’s like, ‘Well, call me tomorrow.’”
“It’s a cliché term, but when it comes to my ailment, I tend to have a day-at-a-time-type attitude around it,” Osbourne continued. “I have no guarantee what my life will look like in five, 10 or 15 years. So I just try and focus on what’s right in front of me.”
He said he was diagnosed with MS at 26, nine years after he got sober. He will be 18 years sober in April.
Last year, Osbourne revealed on Instagram that he got sober from drugs and alcohol when he “surrendered to the fact that I will never be a ‘normal’ drinker and that drugs and alcohol will only ever lead to bad things for me.”
He went on to explain how his family, especially his three children, have helped him through some of his toughest days.
The TV personality said, “I get these little bouts of, just, ‘Woe is me’ for a bit, and then I snap out of it. Kids are really great to focus that, because it’s like — ‘Hey, there’s a crying baby,’ ‘Hey, I have to go do a school run’… it’s a good way to pull me out of myself.” “I’ve been able to live a very high-functioning life and most of my friends forget that I have [MS],” he added.
