Alisan Porter a.k.a. Curly Sue Admits To Being An Alcoholic; Opens Up About Past Addiction On Her Blog
Alisan Porter a.k.a. Curly Sue has admitted her past addictions via a blog post.
The post titled "Ali - THE OBLIGATORY CHILD STAR GETS SOBER MOM BLOG" recounts Alisan Porter a.k.a. Curly Sue's journey to sobriety. Porter played the iconic role of "Curly Sue" in the 1991 John Hues film/
The post begins with "Hi, I'm Ali, and I'm an alcoholic. Yup, bet you didn't see that one coming. Or, because you know that I'm a former child star, you totally did. Anyway, it's the truth. I've been sober since Oct 28th, 2007 and I haven't touched a drink or a drug since."
The 33-year-old shares the event in her life that made her finally stop drinking alcohol.
"I was living in NYC when I realized I needed to get sober," said Porter. "I was miserable and overwhelmed with life. I was heartbroken and realizing that what had always worked for me in the past was NOT working at all. Not even a little bit. I felt trapped, scared, and sad and I was ready to really go for broke or get better. So, I did what every good user does and I prayed to a god I had never believed in... and then called my mom."
She then shared how diligent she was about getting treatment. "Days later I was off to treatment, just like that. For the next four years I went to meetings, worked the steps, got a sponsor, found a god of my own understanding, prayed, meditated and basically grew up," she says. "Growing pains were inevitable, I felt them often but I continued on the path because unlike my old ways, this way was working."
Alisan Porter a.k.a. Curly Sue then happily shared her life as a family woman. She has been married for two years with longtime boyfriend Brian Autenrieth and they have two children together.
"Blessings are abundant in this chapter and I'm sitting pretty one day at a time for as long as possible. I'm sure that someday my kids will ask me why I don't drink and my answer will be simple: 'I never want to lose myself and not be able to find you,'" she said.