Mike “The Situation” Sorrentinoclapped back at a fan after being criticized for his sober lifestyle.
On Saturday, theJersey Shorestar shared an Instagram photo of him and his wifeLaurennext to their new Jeep vehicle. “Difficult Roads often Lead to Beautiful Destinations,” he wrote in the caption.
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“Don’t make a comment about someone’s recovery when you don’t know there [sic] story or what hole they had to dig out of to get where they are now,” he wrote. “That is true that I have beat the odds and I am living my best life. I am showing anyone watching that you can beat the odds and be successful.”
Sorrentino added, “Stay in your own lane and run your own race. You cant be bitter and expect life to be sweet. There is enough out there for all of us. Stay positive.”
Last week, Sorrentino took to Instagram to celebrate being four years sober. “Celebrating 4 Years Clean & Sober ?????,” he captioned the photo, which showed him posing in a suit and included the location tag “Living My Best Life.”
Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino.Mike “The Situation"Sorrentino Instagram
Recently, the reality staropened up to PEOPLE about his sobriety journeyand said his own decision to get sober came during his third stint in rehab.
“I was in a treatment center and I was really just sort of sick and tired,” he told PEOPLE. “I was desperate for results. I really wanted to be able to look in the mirror again and make myself proud, I wanted to make my mother proud.”
“So I just made a promise to myself for there to be no excuses, for me to do the best I can to absorb as much as I could in rehab and practice those principles in my everyday life, and for me to stay on the road to recovery no matter what,” Sorrentino, who is also partnering withBanyan Treatment Centers, continued. “Ever since then, I’ve continued being my best self, and now I’m living my best life and teaching others to do the same.”
The television personality also celebratedThanksgivingwith wife Lauren, sharing an Instagram photo that showed the couplesmiling as they posed in front of a Christmas tree. The holiday came a little over two months after hecompleted an eight-month prison sentencein Septemberfor tax fraud.
“Happy Thanksgiving Situation,” a beaming Sorrentino captionedhis photo.
Ahead of the gratitude-focused holiday, the recovery advocatetold PEOPLEthat he is most thankful for “my sobriety, my freedom, my wife, family, and friends.”
“There is a light at the end of the tunnel, but don’t forget that light is you,” he said of his sobriety. “The only person that can fix your life is the person in the mirror. In active recovery, there are no excuses. You never want to get off the road to recovery. It’s really about going one day at a time for the rest of your life.”
source: people.com
