Zach Bryan gives up alcohol after devastating panic | Music News

Country music star Zach Bryan has revealed he hasn’t “touched alcohol in two months” after struggling from “earth-shattering panic attacks.”

The 29-year-old singer opened up about in search of help and present process therapy after a 20-day tenting journey made him notice he had a “toxic relationship with booze” and needed to tackle his mental health points sober.

In an Instagram post, he shared, “Recently I went on a motorcycle trip across the country. For 20 days I camped and rode looking for a solution.

“At the end of this experience, I used to be sitting in a car parking zone in Seattle, Washington pondering: ‘I actually need some f—–g help’.”

Bryan further disclosed his struggles with life in the spotlight, internet trolling and personal issues, which led him to make the “acutely aware choice” to quit drinking.

He wrote, “Being in the army for a decade and then thrown into a highlight that I hadn’t absolutely comprehended the scope of, had some unconscious results on me as a particular person.

“I was not content, but I also feared showing weakness because that’s not who I am or how I was raised. To charge forward and never settle was the motto.

“I used to be caught in a perpetual discontent that led me to always reaching for alcohol, not for the style but because there was a constant black gap in me always needing its void stuffed.”

Bryan went on to add, “I’ve been lied about and doxxed on the web, I used to be serving to a close good friend through a extreme mental break, one of my other best mates was put into a coma by a motorbike accident, and I used to be touring the nation enjoying 5, sometimes six, nights a week.

“I was having earth-shattering panic attacks. The anxiety was paralyzing, and I thought since I was successful, had the money I always longed for, and had great friends, that I could tough anything out.”

Bryan subsequently disclosed he sought skilled help, which resulted in him quitting alcohol two months in the past.

He explained, “I went out of my way to find a therapist and made the conscious decision to do something about my toxic relationship with booze and how I cope with major life changes.

“I have never touched alcohol for practically two months now – one thing I had to do for my own personal readability. I needed to see the world objectively.”

Bryan noted that he’s received support from his family and girlfriend, Samantha Leonard, and is feeling considerably happier as he looks toward the future.

He concluded, “Conversations about the future, children someday, my health and Sammy’s happiness made me prioritize not only myself, but my complete household ..

“I feel great, I feel content, I feel whole … I just want to say it is okay to be weak at times and need help.”