Courtesy PEOPLEBefore her recent relapse, Demi Lovato was sober for six years, but that doesn’t mean it was easy. In a new cover story for People magazine, a source close to the singer says Demi struggled every day to stay clean.
“Demi never wanted to be a role model. Her sobriety over the last six years was a fight every single day,” the insider, described as a “longtime friend” of Demi’s, says. “After she finally got clean, her team was very hard on her and treated her like she was a kid. It’s so hard to have all these eyes on you all the time.”
The source adds that over the last year, Demi wanted more freedom and began breaking away from her closely monitored life.
“She is so young and she also has a very rebellious personality,” the friend says. “She wasn’t drinking or using at first, but she’s even said herself that she can’t be in a [party] environment. She thought she could handle it, but it’s a very slippery slope.”
Demi remains hospitalized at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, recovering from a drug overdose she suffered last Tuesday. Sources said she’s expected to make a “full recovery.”
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