for the RocknRolla Movie Awards. I’m Chase
Masterson and this is Lexi Ainsworth. She
is an Emmy Nominee for her work on General
Hospital and you just did an independent film
about teenage bullying.
Lexi: Yeah it’s called A Girl Like Her.
Chase: Fantastic. Well, Lexi thanks so much
for sitting down with us here were talking
with Choices Recovery about addiction and
I’m sure, being in young Hollywood, you’ve
seen a lot.
Lexi: I’ve had, personally, a lot of friends
go through addiction still struggling with
it now, and family members as well. And it’s
a life long struggle, a battle for sure, that
they constantly have to deal with everyday.
Chase: I’m sure it is. And have you seen
people pull out of that? And what is it that
you've seen that it takes for someone to pull
out of a heavy addiction?
Lexi: It takes a lot of strength and courage.
I feel like they really have to get to a place
where they know that they need help. And I
think it’s hard for family members, especially,
to watch them go through that. Sometimes you
have to hit rock bottom in order for that
to happen.
Chase: Sure. Always really. I mean I think,
always, rock bottom is where you have to hit.
People don’t change unless they have to.
Lexi: And it’s different for different people
what rock bottom is to that person. So it’s
tough watching them to go through that but
it ultimately is their own decision.
Chase: Right. The thing is you get to choose
when your own rock bottom happens.
Lexi: Yes.
Chase: You know, you can say “Here’s a
situation I’m in right now, this is as far
as I want to go” or you can wait and go
lower or lower and you can loose everything.
So you can choose when your own rock bottom
is.
Lexi: Yeah.
Chase: What kind of hope have you seen in
terms of people getting out of that?
Lexi: I mean there’s so many great programs
out there. Which I think is great. I think
you definitely need a big support system.
And to watch people that have made it through
to the other side, I think, is very inspiring
for those people to further their journey
and to get clean.
Chase: Right. Definitely. It is inspiring
to see people who have come out the other
side. And that’s why team is most important.
You need to be in a safe place with people
who care about you, with people who understand
addiction and have been through it before,
and can hold their hand out and say “Take
my hand I’ve been there. Now I’m here
to lead you out the other side.” and that’s
why team is most important and that’s what
we have at Choices. And it’s great to see
that you’ve seen that happen in your own life.
Thank you Lexi.
Lexi: Thank you.
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