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Ive had my ups and downs with sobriety.

But sober is the only way for me to be.

Sometimes it doesn’t help people.

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Sometimes it just gives too much insight into my life.

But becoming a child star is something she doesnt wish upon anyone.

No child should ever be in the limelight.

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Its too much pressure.

Theres an absence of childhood that you never get to experience.

It follows you into adulthood.

In herYouTube documentaryDancing With The Devil, she shared how much those pageants affected her self-image.

My self-esteem was completely damaged from those beauty pageants, she said in the first episode.

Lovatos early struggles manifested into substance use later in life.

Ive always been an all-or-nothing person, she said.

Ive had my ups and downs with sobriety.

But sober is the only way for me to be.

But its also a milestone birthday that she wasnt sure she would ever get to see.

That’s something I thought was impossible to do, she said of reaching 30.

But here I am.

source: www.bustle.com