Mike “the Situation” Sorrentino’s “powerful, profound moment” when he understood he had to permanently sober up
Fans of Jersey Shore were aware that Mike “the Situation” Sorrentino was living an uncontrollable existence. On MTV’s smash hit reality show, he played that role, partying and hooking up around his work out, tanning, and laundry routine. It’s shocking how far things went out of control.
The reality star relives his lowest points of opiate addiction in his new memoir, Reality Check: Making the Best of the Situation, when he uses heroin out of desperation after running out of Percocet and Roxicet in his locked bathroom. He writes of going to jail for tax evasion, blowing all of his money, and trafficking drugs. Conversely, the recently clean eight years this month says, “My drug is #growth,” as she tells Yahoo Entertainment. The majority of people never escape that life of excess. Some people pass away or disappear quite rapidly.
Therefore, I felt it was crucial to talk about the excess – the drugs, the women, the celebrity, and the millions. The majority of people don’t make it out and survive. Family life is the other side, according to 41-year-old Sorrentino, who is expecting his third child in March with his wife Lauren. “I’m extremely fortunate.”