Margaret Cho on Nov. 7, 2023.Photo:Nathan Congleton/NBC via Getty
Nathan Congleton/NBC via Getty
Margaret Chois getting candid about her sobriety journey.
The comedian, 54, opened up on the latest episode ofThe Osbournespodcastabout hitting in a new milestone in her latest round of sobriety after struggling for decades to get her substance use under control.
“This time around 7 years which is great, but I’ve been around since 1996,” Cho toldSharon,KellyandJack Osbourne. “Hopefully this time around it’ll stick.”
“I hope so,” she added. “I’ve spent a lot of time on it this time.”
Cho was open about her experience with the Osbournes — several of whom have struggled with their own sobriety — saying it’s an ongoing challenge to make it last.
“I didn’t really get it the last time around but it’s also a constantly evolving project, you know, your mental health and your wellbeing,” she explained. “It’s an ongoing piece of art you have to keep applying yourself to.”
Cho explained that she used to take drugs “in order to be social.”
“My preference was to not do it around anybody, but if I had to be social then I would do it just to do that,” she said.
“To give you confidence?,” Sharon asked, to which the comedian agreed.
Margaret Cho at the Friendly House 2nd Annual Comedy Funstival Friendstival held at the Hollywood Improv on July 29, 2023 in Los Angeles, California.John Salangsang/Variety via Getty
John Salangsang/Variety via Getty
However, she admitted that the drugs led to even bigger issues: She would get angry with other people.
“Yeah totally snapped, but it’s more internal so I’m not really sure,” Cho said. “I’ve like snapped at a couple… because I would get that opioids rage.”
“Itchy and bitchy, but then you combine that with some [Xanax] entitlement,” she said, referring to the drug used to treat anxiety and panic disorders. “You get all barred up and then you’re super entitled and super angry, and then it’s a recipe for disaster.”
TheGood on Paperstar previously gave PEOPLE apeek into her new mindsetin 2021, saying that she felt “at ease” with the current state of her life.
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“I don’t feel alone at all. I feel like my life is really full,” she said at the time. “I do have people who are in my life and that I see in a romantic relationship. That’s really important, but at the same time, it’s not driven towards a marriage. It’s not driven towards partnership.”
source: people.com
