I Couldn’t Stop Drinking. Even After 13 Treatment Centers | Jason Wahler
Sober Motivation: Sharing Sobriety Stories
Brad McLeod
4.8 • 596 Ratings
🗓️ 30 March 2026
⏱️ 56 minutes
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Summary
If you've tried to quit drinking and keep relapsing, this episode is for you.
Jason Wahler is known from Laguna Beach, The Hills, and Celebrity Rehab, but behind the cameras he was battling severe alcohol addiction for years. He went through 13 treatment centers, faced arrests, survived suicide attempt, and kept relapsing even when life looked successful from the outside. He also lived with OCD, which made the cycle of addiction even harder to break.
In this raw and honest conversation, Jason shares what relapse actually feels like, and what finally helped him get sober and stay sober long term.
This episode covers:
- How to quit drinking when you feel completely stuck
- Why alcohol addiction is so hard to break, even with professional help
- What relapse really looks like behind the scenes
- How OCD and mental health affect addiction and recovery
- What actually works for long-term sobriety after years of trying
Whether you're struggling with alcohol addiction, trying to get sober, or supporting someone who is, you'll find real answers here, not just the usual recovery talking points.
You are not alone, and there is a way forward.
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| 0:00.0 | I don't blame the shows for my addiction. |
| 0:01.6 | It was already underneath there. |
| 0:02.9 | It's just, it definitely added fuel to the fire. |
| 0:04.7 | And from 18 to 23 years old, you know, I ended up going to 12 or 13 different treatment centers |
| 0:11.2 | from Florida to Hawaii, every state in between. |
| 0:13.3 | I was arrested multiple times. |
| 0:15.4 | And it even drove me to the point of, you know, not only contemplation, but attempting suicide. |
| 0:19.8 | And it's crazy because the way addiction grabs a hold of you, I mean, not only contemplation, but attempting suicide. And it's crazy because |
| 0:21.4 | the way addiction grabs a hold of you. I mean, on the outside, it's like I had everything |
| 0:26.1 | society says is amazing, whether that's, you know, notoriety, access, money, whatever it is that, |
| 0:30.9 | you know, that should drive happiness. Jason had everything on the outside, but inside, he was |
| 0:35.9 | struggling to survive. OCD addiction and a life that kept spiraling no matter how many times he tried to fix it. |
| 0:42.1 | From reality TV fame to multiple rehabs, arrests, and relapse after relapse, nothing stuck until something finally shifted. |
| 0:49.2 | Not because life got easier, but because he got honest. |
| 0:52.2 | If you ever felt stuck or like you can't quit drinking, |
| 0:55.0 | this episode is for you. And this is Jason's story on the Sober Motivation podcast. Great to have you |
| 1:00.5 | back for another episode. If you find yourself stuck in the drinking cycle, head over to Sobermotivation.com |
| 1:06.0 | to explore the virtual Sober Motivation community where we have daily online meetings and also my one-on-one |
| 1:12.7 | mentorship opportunities where I'll work alongside you to help you achieve your goals. And if you're |
| 1:18.2 | enjoying the show and you would like to support it, head over to the website and click the buy |
| 1:23.6 | me a coffee button. And don't forget to subscribe. Now let's get to Jason's story here on the podcast. Welcome back to another episode of the Sober Motivation podcast. Today we've got Jason with us. Jason, how are you? I'm doing fantastic, man. Thank you. How are you? Yeah, I'm well. Glad we could connect. I've obviously seen what you've been up to over the year, so it's |
| 1:45.0 | nice to have you jump on the podcast and share your story with everyone. Yeah, man, I'm grateful |
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