In exploring the history of her alcohol and drug addictions, Sweetin reflected on some of the reasons for her addictions. Jodie Sweetin’s story gives us a glimpse at some of the reasons people turn to addiction. In the years following that first drink, she found herself in the throes of drug and alcohol addiction.

She continued drinking until she was drunk, and ended up vomiting in the bathroom. At Full House co-star Candace Cameron’s wedding, she was offered a drink. Frustrated by failed attempts to keep her acting career going, she entered high school feeling like an outsider in both school and Hollywood.

She made attempts to get other roles, but most directors could not see her as anything but Stephanie Tanner. Although there were some opportunities to visit with the cast, she was forced to move on to the next thing. “I was just too young to understand that it was OK to have my own limits and boundaries.”Īfter her time on Full House ended, Sweetin felt empty. It was a struggle for her at that age to balance her desire to please others with her need for rest and safety. Later, people were complaining, saying that they could not believe that she would do that to her fans. At one event, fans were pushing and crowding the table where she was signing autographs so much that they had to remove her from the location. Sweetin recounts some of the fun times on set, along with some of the pressure she felt to be her best at all times. Throughout her years on set, the cast of Full House became like family to her. Although her addiction is not a secret to the public, she uses the pages of her memoir to reveal the emptiness that brought her to these addictions and what gave her the strength to find her way out. Known for her time as Stephanie Tanner on Full House and more recently on the Netflix reboot Fuller House, Sweetin opens up about her addictions, despite their ugliness. In her memoir unSweetined, Jodie Sweetin shares her struggle with alcohol and drug addiction. I am a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for me to earn fees by linking to and affiliated sites.

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